Americans express optimism for Donald Trump’s second term: Key findings from new survey

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Americans express optimism for Donald Trump’s second term: Key findings from new survey

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A recent survey reveals that a majority of Americans are optimistic about the upcoming four years under President-elect Donald Trump, surpassing the optimism felt during his first term in 2017. Global peace and stability: Trump’s foreign policy expectations A significant portion of Americans believes that Trump will improve peace and stability globally, particularly in the Middle East. Optimism across demographics: Young voters and re-evaluation Trump’s appeal has broadened to younger voters, with many expressing more optimism for the coming years than older Americans. Interestingly, nearly a quarter of Kamala Harris's 2024 supporters are now hopeful about Trump’s second term, highlighting the potential for reassessment among former opponents once he takes office.

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Trump's return to office greeted with optimism, high expectations — CBS News poll

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Trump's return to office greeted with optimism, high expectations — CBS News poll

CBS News

A majority of Americans are optimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump, even more so than they were in 2017 before his first term. That's bolstered by Americans' expectations for a good economy in 2025 — higher than they currently rate it — along with wide belief among his voters that Trump will bring down grocery prices, make …

Trump's return to office greeted with optimism, high expectations — CBS News poll

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Trump's return to office greeted with optimism, high expectations — CBS News poll

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CBS News poll: Optimism for Trump presidency Most Americans optimistic about incoming Trump presidency, CBS News poll shows 02:58 A majority of Americans are optimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump, even more so than they were in 2017 before his first term. That's bolstered by Americans' expectations for a good economy in 2025 — higher than they …

Trump's return to office greeted with optimism, high expectations — CBS News poll

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Trump's return to office greeted with optimism, high expectations — CBS News poll

CBS News

CBS News poll: Optimism for Trump presidency Most Americans optimistic about incoming Trump presidency, CBS News poll shows 02:58 A majority of Americans are optimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump, even more so than they were in 2017 before his first term. That's bolstered by Americans' expectations for a good economy in 2025 — higher than they …

CNN’s latest poll found Americans are divided on how they feel about Trump’s next term. Here’s what they had to say

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CNN’s latest poll found Americans are divided on how they feel about Trump’s next term. Here’s what they had to say

CNN

CNN — The American public is closely divided on the outlook for Donald Trump’s second term, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with 52% of adults expressing positive feelings, and 48% responding negatively. He’ll do an even better job this time.” One Republican-leaning Texan in his 30s took a less positive view of Trump’s first term but still …

CNN’s latest poll found Americans are divided on how they feel about Trump’s next term. Here’s what they had to say

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CNN’s latest poll found Americans are divided on how they feel about Trump’s next term. Here’s what they had to say

CNN

CNN — The American public is closely divided on the outlook for Donald Trump’s second term, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with 52% of adults expressing positive feelings, and 48% responding negatively. He’ll do an even better job this time.” One Republican-leaning Texan in his 30s took a less positive view of Trump’s first term but still …

CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president. Trump's handling of his presidential transition gets approval from most Americans overall and brings near-universal approval from his voters, …

CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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Trump makes more administration picks Trump announces more administration picks, including treasury secretary 03:05 President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president. Trump's handling of his presidential …

CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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Trump makes more administration picks Trump announces more administration picks, including treasury secretary 03:05 President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president. Trump's handling of his presidential …

CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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Trump makes more administration picks Trump announces more administration picks, including treasury secretary 03:05 President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president. Trump's handling of his presidential …

CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll on Trump transition CBS News poll shows 59% approval for Trump's handling of presidential transition 03:28 President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president. …

CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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Trump makes more administration picks Trump announces more administration picks, including treasury secretary 03:05 President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president. Trump's handling of his presidential …

CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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Trump makes more administration picks Trump announces more administration picks, including treasury secretary 03:05 President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president. Trump's handling of his presidential …

CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling

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CBS News poll on Trump transition CBS News poll shows 59% approval for Trump's handling of presidential transition 03:28 President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president. …

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WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety over tariffs and inflation. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell 7.2 points in March to 92.9, the fourth straight monthly decline and its lowest reading since January of 2021. …

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Trump seems to think America needs a recession. Some people are still recovering from the last one

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Trump seems to think America needs a recession. Some people are still recovering from the last one

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CNN — The odds of a recession in the US may be creeping higher — but those rising risks do not mean a deep economic downturn is a foregone conclusion. Still, that hasn’t stopped markets from being roiled and consumer and business confidence from being shaken, especially after President Donald Trump said he can’t rule out the possibility of such …

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Trump's US government erases minorities from websites, policies

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Trump's US government erases minorities from websites, policies

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'Unfathomable': Aghast economist backtracks support for Trump after 'rank incompetence'

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'Unfathomable': Aghast economist backtracks support for Trump after 'rank incompetence'

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Conservative economist Michael Strain, who was initially optimistic about the prospects of President Donald Trump's second term, has now found himself aghast at what he sees as the president's remarkable economic mismanagement. In his latest column posted at Project Syndicate, Strain argues that in prior years "it would have been unfathomable for a president -- including Trump during his first …

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'Really concerned': Cracks form as right-wing Heritage Foundation frets over Trump policy

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'Really concerned': Cracks form as right-wing Heritage Foundation frets over Trump policy

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An economic fellow at the far-right Heritage Foundation who previously worked for Donald Trump admitted Tuesday that the economic situation isn't strong in the president's second term. In the interview, Moore said he is "concerned" about the stock market's multi-day drop and fears that the economy will shrink during the first economic quarter of the Trump presidency. That's assuming that …

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'Long-term pain': Experts rake Trump's new economic pitch over the coals

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'Long-term pain': Experts rake Trump's new economic pitch over the coals

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While President Donald Trump pledged to begin a "golden age" on "Day One" of his presidency, in recent weeks he and his administration have started to talk about the possibility of economic pain, while at the same time not ruling out the possibility of an outright recession. Many economists who spoke with the New York Times, however, suggested that deliberately …

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Trump is blaming Biden for the weakening economy. Is that fair?

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Trump is blaming Biden for the weakening economy. Is that fair?

CNN

CNN — Summary President Trump blames Biden for economic woes despite inheriting a stable economy, according to economists. However, when the topics of the economy, volatile markets, shaken confidence and sudden recession fears have been broached with Trump, he’s hammered on familiar notes: That the Biden administration left him with an economic situation that was “catastrophic,” a “nightmare,” “horrible,” or …

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Trump’s tariff problem: He might need a third or fourth term to reindustrialize America

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Trump’s tariff problem: He might need a third or fourth term to reindustrialize America

CNN

New York CNN — President Donald Trump is on a mission to restore American manufacturing prowess by using his favorite tool: massive tariffs on foreign imports. “The higher it goes, the more likely it is they’re going to build,” Trump told leading CEOs last week at The Business Roundtable, referring to tariffs. “Since President Trump was elected, industry leaders have …

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'Americans are growing impatient': GOP pollster warns Trump may have misread 'mandate'

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'Americans are growing impatient': GOP pollster warns Trump may have misread 'mandate'

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Listen to President Donald Trump and his spokespeople long enough and you'll hear them talk of the "mandate" he's been given by the American people to disrupt the federal government. Trump has also claimed that his “massive landslide victory” gave him a “historic mandate” to reshape policy "with respect to taxation, federal social spending, immigration, energy production, family values, defense …

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Trump's America is becoming a 'rogue nation' — and the world can make us suffer: economist

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Trump's America is becoming a 'rogue nation' — and the world can make us suffer: economist

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Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman argues that President Donald Trump is turning the United States of America into a "rogue nation," and he says that the rest of the world is actually well positioned to make the country pay. Writing on his Substack page, Krugman argues that "becoming a nation that can’t be trusted to honor agreements or follow the …

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US Sentiment Drops, Price Expectations Soar on Tariffs

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US Sentiment Drops, Price Expectations Soar on Tariffs

Live Mint

-- US consumer sentiment fell to a more than two-year low and long-term inflation expectations jumped by the most since 1993, illustrating growing apprehension about the economic impact from tariffs. The preliminary March sentiment index dropped to 57.9, the lowest level since November 2022, from 64.7 a month earlier, according to University of Michigan data issued Friday. As the scope …

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'Terrified': 'Shocking' new numbers seen as 'referendum on Trump's mishandling of economy'

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Raw Story

Data published Friday shows that U.S. consumer sentiment cratered in early March to its lowest level since late 2022 as President Donald Trump's erratic tariff policies and assault on the federal government—the nation's largest employer—spurred far-reaching economic chaos. The University of Michigan's closely watched consumer confidence gauge shows that sentiment "slid another 11% this month, with declines seen consistently across …

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Trump’s tariff wall is a break with the past

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Trump’s tariff wall is a break with the past

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has ushered in a new era of American trade policy, one that represents a fundamental break from the past—including his own first term. Rather, it represents a far more ambitious effort to reshape the global economic order and America’s place in it, driven by a president significantly less deterred by consequences than last …

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'Scared to watch the news': Regretful Trump voters in key state 'anxious' about early acts

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Raw Story

Michigan swing voters are already having buyer's remorse for Donald Trump's presidency, according to a focus group survey. Axios reported on a focus group convened by Engagious/Sago found that 10 of 13 participants from the battleground state didn't like what they're seeing and feared that Trump's policies would hurt their personal finances. The participants had all backed Joe Biden in …

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'We did not vote for this': Trump-backing farmers in 'state of shock' over tariff chaos

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'We did not vote for this': Trump-backing farmers in 'state of shock' over tariff chaos

Raw Story

The nonstop chaos that President Donald Trump is delivering with his erratic tariff policies and spending cuts is already hurting many farmers who voted for him in the 2024 presidential election. In an interview with NBC News, West Virginia farmer Jennifer Gilkerson revealed that cuts to a key United States Department of Agriculture program have left her with a large …

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Trump just handed Dems the 'recruiting opportunity of a generation': MSNBC analyst

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Trump just handed Dems the 'recruiting opportunity of a generation': MSNBC analyst

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'No Bigger Crisis': James Carville Nails The 'Profound' Problem With Trump's Return

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CNN — In President Donald Trump’s first White House term, public confidence in his handling of the economy was always among his greatest strengths. Likewise, the CNN/SRSS poll released Wednesday found Trump’s approval rating on the economy fell slightly below his overall approval rating for the first time in either of his presidential terms — and matched the lowest economic …

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American consumer sentiment plunges on trade war fears

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American consumer sentiment plunges on trade war fears

CNN

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Trump Vows US Will Respond to Europe’s Metal Tariff Retaliation

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Trump Vows US Will Respond to Europe’s Metal Tariff Retaliation

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'His biggest enemy': Analyst sees Trump falling into trap that dogged his last presidency

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New CNN poll: Americans are negative on Trump’s handling of economy

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Trump defends tariff decisions as hardline trade agenda spooks markets and allies

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'Freaked out' Trump backed off tariff plan after seeing markets tank: MSNBC analyst

Raw Story

President Donald Trump is less concerned about how the American people are faring from his back-and-forth on tariffs than he is on how the stock market is reacting, according to an MSNBC political analyst. During a Thursday broadcast that aired shortly after Trump reversed course on Mexico tariffs, anchor Chris Jansing asked, "Is there any consideration at all for the …

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Trump’s Second Term and the Restructuring of Global Capitalism: A Shift in US Hegemony?

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Trump’s Second Term and the Restructuring of Global Capitalism: A Shift in US Hegemony?

The Hindu

Published : Mar 07, 2025 00:07 IST - 7 MINS READ An eminent economist, he taught for more than three decades at JNU’s Centre for Economic Studies and Planning. If the first month of Donald Trump’s second term as US President is any indication, global capitalism—under US hegemony—appears to be undergoing an internally driven restructuring. Prominent among these is, of …

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'Gagging on uncertainty': CNN reporter says Trump policies 'choking' the economy

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'Gagging on uncertainty': CNN reporter says Trump policies 'choking' the economy

Raw Story

Donald Trump's economic policies are creating chaos and confusion, and CNN's Matt Egan said it's only a matter of time until the uncertainty chokes the economy. The president's long-threatened tariffs against Canada, China and Mexico have sparked a trade war, but the Trump administration has granted one-month exemptions to automakers after their executives asked for a reprieve, and Egan reported …

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US hurtling towards recession, warns financial analyst Jesse Colombo amid uncertainty over Trump tariffs

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US hurtling towards recession, warns financial analyst Jesse Colombo amid uncertainty over Trump tariffs

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With GDP estimates turning negative, consumer spending slowing, and market indicators pointing to a downturn, fears of a US recession in 2025 are intensifying A US-based analyst has predicted that US is heading towards a recession. Analyst Jesse Colombo, who previously predicted economic trouble in December, said the downturn was evident long before President Donald Trump’s election victory in November. …

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