Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change

Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Majorities say the state of the union is not strong, that the country is headed in the wrong direction and President Trump is rushing to make changes without considering their impact, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds. They don't think Trump would follow court orders springing up from his slew of executive orders, and don't believe that the U.S. system of checks and balances is working well. But only 34% of independents approve of the job he's doing now, and his overall score is lower than where all other presidents started out since Gallup has been tracking presidential approval ratings, except for Trump in his first term: Biden 57% Trump 44% Obama 67% Bush 57% Clinton 58% Bush 51% Reagan 51% Carter 66% Ford 71% Nixon 59% Johnson 78% Kennedy 72% Eisenhower 68% Truman 87% Most say Trump is making changes too hastily, and what he's doing isn't broadly popular A majority of respondents — 56% — think Trump is rushing to make changes without considering their impact. Most people — 58% — said they aren't confident Trump would follow court orders if they block his executive actions.