President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. Here is a look at the public opinion context for eight themes that Trump emphasized in his speech: CONT. Megan Brenan, Frank Newport & Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
State of the Union 2018: Americans’ views on key issues facing the nation
President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday – a speech that millions of Americans will watch closely. Earlier this month, about three-in-ten (31%) said in a Pew Research Center survey that this year’s speech is “more important” than those in past years, compared […] Read more »
Satisfaction With Military, Security and Economy Rises
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address, Americans are substantially more satisfied with the nation’s military strength, security from terrorism and the state of the economy than they were at the end of Barack Obama’s presidency in early 2017. CONT. RJ Reinhart, Gallup Read more »
Economic Issues Decline Among Public’s Policy Priorities
The public’s improving economic outlook is reflected in its policy agenda for President Trump and Congress in the coming year. Economic issues – improving the job situation, strengthening the economy and reducing the budget deficit – are viewed as less important policy priorities than they were just a few years […] Read more »
Americans and Russians Agree on Priorities for Syria, Differ on Urgency of North Korea
In a holiday greeting to US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged “pragmatic cooperation” between the United States and Russia to address global challenges and threats. This message builds upon previous Trump-Putin phone conversations regarding the situation in Syria and threats from North Korea. Survey results show that […] Read more »
More say fight against ISIS going well, but terror concerns linger
Americans feel more positive about the fight against ISIS than they have since 2014, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, marking a rare public opinion win for Donald Trump’s policies, while worries about terrorism, divisions on U.S. policy toward Israel and broad support for allowing transgender people […] Read more »