Approval for President Donald Trump and his drastic cuts to the federal government’s budget are soaring in the latest polls. Americans, by a larger margin than ever, are expressing their satisfaction with President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency, a symbol of fiscal restraint that has exposed some of the bureaucracy’s most wasteful and inefficient expenditures.
The Republican’s positive image is also boosting Congress, one of the most unpopular institutions in polling history. Today, 53% of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance, while 44% disapprove. His approval rating aligns with a poll from last week, which showed a similar level of support.
However, top-rated pollster Quantus Insights reports that Trump’s support among both Republicans and independent voters is continuing to grow. Since early February, his backing among Republicans has increased by 4 points, while support among independents has risen by 3 points. Additionally, Trump is seeing a surge in support among men, with a 3-point increase since earlier this month. He remains evenly split among women, which is a strong position for a Republican president.
His strong standing is boosting favorable opinions of both DOGE (49.3%) and a generic Republican congressperson (48.3%), a trend that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is likely pleased to see. Despite Democrats’ complaints that Elon Musk is dismantling the federal government, voters are satisfied with his approach. Similarly, the Republican majority in the House is aligning with voters eager to benefit from their recent proposals, such as the Lake Riley Act, which has now been signed into law and expands the categories for expediting the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants.
Just three weeks into his administration, President Trump has signed hundreds of executive orders reshaping the federal government in numerous ways that voters are praising. He dismantled USAID, drawing attention to some of the agency’s spending priorities that did not align with public opinion, such as sending $50 million in condoms to Africa and funding television stations in Iraq to air episodes of Sesame Street.
At a press conference with Trump on Wednesday, Musk revealed that the federal government has been storing retirement records in a vast limestone mine, where hundreds of federal employees sort through an endless amount of physical paperwork. This outdated system has historically capped federal retirement applications at just 10,000 per month.
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