Key Point: "Voters believe President Trump is overreaching with his aggressive efforts to expand executive power … The turbulent early months of Mr. Trump's administration are seen as 'chaotic' and 'scary' by majorities of voters … Voters do not view him as understanding the problems in their daily lives and have soured on his leadership as he approaches his 100th day in office."
New York Times: Voters See Trump's Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds
By Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik, and Camille Baker
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Voters believe President Trump is overreaching with his aggressive efforts to expand executive power, and they have deep doubts about some of the signature pieces of his agenda, a New York Times/Siena College poll found.
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The turbulent early months of Mr. Trump's administration are seen as "chaotic" and "scary" by majorities of voters … Voters do not view him as understanding the problems in their daily lives and have soured on his leadership as he approaches his 100th day in office.
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Mr. Trump's approval rating sits at 42 percent. His standing is historically low for a president this early in a term…
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Only 43 percent said they approved of how he has managed the economy this term, a serious erosion on an issue long seen as a strength.
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The president's pursuit of widespread tariffs - which has caused stock-market drops and gyrations - was opposed by 55 percent of voters, including 63 percent of independents.
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Voters said he had "gone too far" on issue after issue - his tariffs, his immigration enforcement, his cuts to the federal work force. Broad numbers of independent voters sided with Democrats in believing that he had overreached.
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Only 44 percent of voters - including a meager 31 percent of independents - said that he "understands the problems facing people like you."
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Voters are more than twice as likely to say his policies have hurt them as they are to say his policies have helped them.
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