This article summarizes the results of polls taken during the

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which gather and analyze public opinion on his administration's performance and policies.

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Job approval ratings

Aggregate polls

Poll numbers verified

2020

2019

2018

2017

Comparative favorability ratings

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Issue-specific support

Appointment of Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court

In February 2017, Donald Trump nominated

Neil Gorsuch Neil McGill Gorsuch ( ; born August 29, 1967) is an American lawyer and judge who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on January 31, 2017, and has served since ...

to the

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. Gorsuch was confirmed on April 7, 2017, by a 54–45 vote.

Ban on military service by transgender people

Donald Trump signed a

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banning

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individuals from serving openly in the U.S. military. In the following table, the "support" column indicates the percentage of respondents who ''supported the ban'', whereas the "oppose" column indicates the percentage of respondents who were ''opposed to the ban''.

Climate change regulations repeal

Donald Trump has pledged to repeal certain U.S. government regulations intended to address

climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...

Construction of border wall

In January 2017, Donald Trump ordered construction of a wall along portions of the

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Construction of Keystone Pipeline

In January 2017, Donald Trump ordered the

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to permit construction of the proposed

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oil pipeline. Donald Trump wanted to build the final uncompleted portion of the Dakota Access pipeline. The Keystone XL oil pipeline would bring oil from

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to the

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area. It would then connect to an existing pipeline to bring the crude to the Illinois area.

Deportation of illegal immigrants with criminal records

In an interview following his election, Donald Trump said illegal immigrants with criminal records should be deported.

Government employee staffing cuts

Donald Trump has proposed a 20-percent cut in parts of the U.S. Government workforce.

Obamacare repeal

Donald Trump has called for the repeal of the

Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and colloquially known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by Presid ...

("Obamacare").

Refugee restrictions

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump called for the suspension of immigration to the United States from seven "terror prone" countries. In January 2017, he signed an executive order partially implementing that policy and halving annual U.S. refugee intake from 100,000 to 50,000.

Sanctuary city funding

In January 2017, Donald Trump issued an executive order that would block federal funding to "

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UN funding

Donald Trump has said he plans to dramatically reduce United States funding to the

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and UN programs.

Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change

On June 1, 2017, Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Withdrawal from Trans-Pacific Partnership

In January 2017, Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the

Trans-Pacific Partnership The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), or Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, was a highly contested proposed trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim economies, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singa ...

trade pact.

Global polls

A Gallup poll on 134 countries comparing the approval ratings of US leadership between the years 2016 and 2017 found that only in 29 of them did Trump lead Obama in job approval, with more international respondents disapproving rather than approving of the Trump administration. Overall ratings were reported to be similar to those in the last 2 years of the Bush administration. A

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poll of 37 nations conducted in July 2017 found "a median of just 22% has confidence in Trump to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs". This compares to a median of 64% rate of confidence for his predecessor Barack Obama. Trump received a higher rating in only two countries: Russia and Israel. In a 2018 Pew Research poll of 25 nations, the confidence in Trump rose to 27%. In the 2019 poll, the confidence in Trump was at 29%. In the September 2020 poll, the confidence in Trump decreased to 16%.

References

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