AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX and LINLEY SANDERS
Mon, January 20, 2025
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump 's second term began with efforts to deliver on key campaign promises, including his vows to crack down on immigration and restore “ energy dominance.”
In his first Oval Office appearance in his second term, he issued sweeping pardons for people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and declared a “national emergency” at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Some of these early moves are likely to be popular with the public. Most Americans think increasing security at the U.S.-Mexico border should be at least “a moderate priority” for the federal government, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, and about half think it should be a high priority.
But some of his other pledges — pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, increasing oil drilling on federal lands and ending birthright citizenship — are less widely favored. The poll found that pardoning most people who participated in 2021 riot is particularly unpopular.
Here's what Americans think about some of the major actions that Trump has promised.
US adults are split on mass deportations, but most support deporting immigrants convicted of violent crime
Executive orders previewed Monday by an incoming White House official are intended to end asylum access, send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border and end birthright citizenship.
The January poll found that targeted deportations of immigrants who have been convicted of a crime would be popular, even if they involved immigrants who are in the country legally, but that support doesn't extend to mass deportations.
About 8 in 10 U.S. adults favor deporting all immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who have been convicted of a violent crime – including about two-thirds who are strongly in favor – and about 7 in 10 support deporting all immigrants living in the U.S. legally who have been convicted of a violent crime.
Deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally and have not been convicted of a crime is a much more divisive proposal. US adults are slightly more likely to oppose this policy than to favor it, and only about 4 in 10 are in support.
Ending birthright citizenship would be legally challenging for Trump, and it’s also not popular. Relatively few Americans – about 3 in 10 – favor changing the Constitution so that children born in the U.S. are not automatically granted citizenship if their parents are in the country illegally, according to a January AP-NORC poll.
There’s a big partisan divide, with about half of Republicans supporting an end to birthright citizenship compared to about 1 in 10 Democrats.
Only about 2 in 10 support pardoning most Jan. 6 participants
Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 defendants and commuting six sentences.
About 2 in 10 U.S. adults favor pardoning most people who participated in the attack, according to the AP-NORC poll. A larger share — about 6 in 10 — oppose it, including half who are strongly opposed.
Republicans are divided on the the issue. About 4 in 10 Republicans favor pardoning many of the Jan. 6 participants, while about 3 in 10 are opposed.
About half oppose withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement
The new White House announced almost immediately that the U.S. will again withdraw from the Paris climate agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
About half of Americans “somewhat” or “strongly” oppose that action, and even Republicans aren’t overwhelmingly in favor, according to the poll. Only about 2 in 10 US adults “somewhat” or “strongly” in favor of withdrawing from the Paris agreement, while about one-quarter are neutral.
In his first Oval Office appearance in his second term, he issued sweeping pardons for people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and declared a “national emergency” at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Some of these early moves are likely to be popular with the public. Most Americans think increasing security at the U.S.-Mexico border should be at least “a moderate priority” for the federal government, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, and about half think it should be a high priority.
But some of his other pledges — pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, increasing oil drilling on federal lands and ending birthright citizenship — are less widely favored. The poll found that pardoning most people who participated in 2021 riot is particularly unpopular.
Here's what Americans think about some of the major actions that Trump has promised.
US adults are split on mass deportations, but most support deporting immigrants convicted of violent crime
Executive orders previewed Monday by an incoming White House official are intended to end asylum access, send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border and end birthright citizenship.
The January poll found that targeted deportations of immigrants who have been convicted of a crime would be popular, even if they involved immigrants who are in the country legally, but that support doesn't extend to mass deportations.
About 8 in 10 U.S. adults favor deporting all immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who have been convicted of a violent crime – including about two-thirds who are strongly in favor – and about 7 in 10 support deporting all immigrants living in the U.S. legally who have been convicted of a violent crime.
Deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally and have not been convicted of a crime is a much more divisive proposal. US adults are slightly more likely to oppose this policy than to favor it, and only about 4 in 10 are in support.
Ending birthright citizenship would be legally challenging for Trump, and it’s also not popular. Relatively few Americans – about 3 in 10 – favor changing the Constitution so that children born in the U.S. are not automatically granted citizenship if their parents are in the country illegally, according to a January AP-NORC poll.
There’s a big partisan divide, with about half of Republicans supporting an end to birthright citizenship compared to about 1 in 10 Democrats.
Only about 2 in 10 support pardoning most Jan. 6 participants
Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 defendants and commuting six sentences.
About 2 in 10 U.S. adults favor pardoning most people who participated in the attack, according to the AP-NORC poll. A larger share — about 6 in 10 — oppose it, including half who are strongly opposed.
Republicans are divided on the the issue. About 4 in 10 Republicans favor pardoning many of the Jan. 6 participants, while about 3 in 10 are opposed.
About half oppose withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement
The new White House announced almost immediately that the U.S. will again withdraw from the Paris climate agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
About half of Americans “somewhat” or “strongly” oppose that action, and even Republicans aren’t overwhelmingly in favor, according to the poll. Only about 2 in 10 US adults “somewhat” or “strongly” in favor of withdrawing from the Paris agreement, while about one-quarter are neutral.
Much of the opposition comes from Democrats, but Republicans display some ambivalence as well. Slightly less than half of Republicans are in favor, while about 2 in 10 are opposed.
Republicans want federal workers back in the office
One of Trump's first executive orders mandated that federal employees return to the office five days a week. Such a requirement is more popular than some of Trump’s other government efficiency proposals, such as like eliminating a large number of federal jobs or getting rid of entire agencies, the poll finds.
Republicans lawmakers have pushing for more in-office days for federal workers, and rank-and-file Republicans are also more likely than Americans overall to support a five-day week in the office. Adults over 45 are also more likely than younger adults to want a full return to office for federal employees
Reversing an unpopular push for electric vehicles
Trump has promised to end Biden administration policies that encourage Americans to buy electric vehicles.
Those endeavors largely weren't popular: About 6 in 10 U.S. adults in a Pew Research Center poll from last year opposed rules that would make EVs at least half of all new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. by 2032. That opposition was especially high among Republicans; about 8 in 10 disliked the rule.
And EV purchases didn't get much uptake. An AP-NORC/EPIC poll from last summer indicated that many Americans aren’t sold on going electric for their next car. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations were among the major sticking points.
Trump's approach to energy production isn't supported by most US adults
Trump is expected to sign orders designed to reduce regulatory requirements for oil and natural gas production. He has promised to establish American “energy dominance” in part by boosting oil and gas drilling, including on federal lands.
U.S. adults aren’t so sure about it. An AP-NORC poll found that about one-third of Americans “somewhat” or “strongly” favor increasing oil drilling on federal lands, while about 4 in 10 are opposed. Increasing oil drilling is broadly popular with Republicans but not with Democrats or independents.
According to AP VoteCast, only about 4 in 10 voters in the 2024 presidential election said U.S. energy policy should focus on expanding production of fossil fuels, such as oil and gas. Most -- 55% -- said it was better to focus on expanding use of alternative energy, such as solar and wind.
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The AP-NORC poll of 1,147 adults was conducted Jan. 9-13, using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for adults overall is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
Poll reveals most popular – and least-liked – parts of Trump's agenda
Danielle Wallace
FOX NEWS
Mon, January 20, 2025
A new poll released on Inauguration Day reveals some of the most popular, as well as the least liked aspects, of President-elect Trump's agenda.
The survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research provides insight into the stances among U.S. adults on mass deportations, tariffs, potential pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and increased drilling of U.S. oil and gas, among other proposals brought by the soon-to-be 47th president on the 2024 campaign trail. The poll found that a sizable share of Americans hold a neutral view on parts of Trump's agenda, signaling that public opinion could easily shift in coming weeks.
The poll of 1,147 adults was conducted Jan. 9 through 13, using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
President-Elect Donald Trump speaks at his victory rally at the Capital One Arena on Jan.19, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
Among his campaign promises, Trump has vowed to launch the largest deportation program in U.S. history. According to the AP-NORC poll, targeted deportations of immigrants who have been convicted of a crime would be popular among U.S. adults, even if they involved immigrants who are in the country legally.
The poll found that about eight in 10 U.S. adults favor deporting all immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who have been convicted of a violent crime – including about two-thirds who are strongly in favor – and about seven in 10 support deporting all immigrants living in the U.S. legally who have been convicted of a violent crime. Yet, only four in 10 of U.S. adults are in support of deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally and have not been convicted of a crime, according to the survey.
Trump has also proposed sweeping tariffs on foreign goods imported into the United States, and the transition team reportedly has been working on a gradual roll-out plan aimed at off-setting the potential of inflation rising as a result.
Almost half of U.S. adults "somewhat" or "strongly" oppose imposing a tariff, also referred to as an import tax, on all goods brought into the U.S. from other countries, according to the AP-NORC poll.
The poll found that about three in 10 are in favor, and about one-quarter are neutral, saying they neither favor nor oppose this policy. The AP assesses that opinion could move in either direction if the tariffs are implemented.
Republicans are much likelier than Democrats and independents to support broad tariffs, but about four in 10 are either opposed or unsure. Just over half of Republicans favor imposing a tariff on all goods brought into the U.S.
Trump indicated on the campaign trail that he would likely issue pardons for many of the more than 1,500 people charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The AP-NORC poll found that about two in 10 U.S. adults "somewhat" or "strongly" favor pardoning most people who participated in the Capitol riot.
Meanwhile, about six in 10 "somewhat" or "strongly" oppose the proposal, including half who are strongly opposed, and about two in 10 are neutral.
As for members of Trump's party, the poll found that about four in 10 Republicans favor pardoning many of the Jan. 6 participants, while about three in 10 are neutral, and about three in 10 are opposed.
Trump has vowed to establish American "energy dominance," often repeating the chant, "Drill, baby, dill" at rallies while touting his plan to bring down energy costs by increasing U.S. oil and gas drilling, including on federal lands.
But the AP-NORC poll found the majority of U.S. adults are split on the issue. About one-third of Americans "somewhat" or "strongly" favor increasing oil drilling on federal lands, while about 4 in 10 are opposed.
The rest – about one-quarter – are neutral, saying they neither favor nor oppose increasing oil drilling on federal lands.
Republicans broadly favor increasing oil drilling, but the proposal is not popular among Democrats or independents, according to the poll.
Trump has indicated that he would pull out of the Paris climate agreement a second time once he takes office.
According to the AP-NORC poll, about half of Americans "somewhat" or "strongly" oppose withdrawing from the agreement.
Only about two in 10 U.S. adults are "somewhat" or "strongly" in favor of pulling out of the deal aimed at reducing carbon emissions, while about one-quarter are neutral.
The AP assesses that most of the opposition comes from Democrats, but Republicans show some uncertainty as well. Slightly less than half of Republicans are in favor, while about three in 10 are opposed.
Mon, January 20, 2025
A new poll released on Inauguration Day reveals some of the most popular, as well as the least liked aspects, of President-elect Trump's agenda.
The survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research provides insight into the stances among U.S. adults on mass deportations, tariffs, potential pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and increased drilling of U.S. oil and gas, among other proposals brought by the soon-to-be 47th president on the 2024 campaign trail. The poll found that a sizable share of Americans hold a neutral view on parts of Trump's agenda, signaling that public opinion could easily shift in coming weeks.
The poll of 1,147 adults was conducted Jan. 9 through 13, using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
President-Elect Donald Trump speaks at his victory rally at the Capital One Arena on Jan.19, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
Among his campaign promises, Trump has vowed to launch the largest deportation program in U.S. history. According to the AP-NORC poll, targeted deportations of immigrants who have been convicted of a crime would be popular among U.S. adults, even if they involved immigrants who are in the country legally.
The poll found that about eight in 10 U.S. adults favor deporting all immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who have been convicted of a violent crime – including about two-thirds who are strongly in favor – and about seven in 10 support deporting all immigrants living in the U.S. legally who have been convicted of a violent crime. Yet, only four in 10 of U.S. adults are in support of deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally and have not been convicted of a crime, according to the survey.
Trump has also proposed sweeping tariffs on foreign goods imported into the United States, and the transition team reportedly has been working on a gradual roll-out plan aimed at off-setting the potential of inflation rising as a result.
Almost half of U.S. adults "somewhat" or "strongly" oppose imposing a tariff, also referred to as an import tax, on all goods brought into the U.S. from other countries, according to the AP-NORC poll.
The poll found that about three in 10 are in favor, and about one-quarter are neutral, saying they neither favor nor oppose this policy. The AP assesses that opinion could move in either direction if the tariffs are implemented.
Republicans are much likelier than Democrats and independents to support broad tariffs, but about four in 10 are either opposed or unsure. Just over half of Republicans favor imposing a tariff on all goods brought into the U.S.
Trump indicated on the campaign trail that he would likely issue pardons for many of the more than 1,500 people charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The AP-NORC poll found that about two in 10 U.S. adults "somewhat" or "strongly" favor pardoning most people who participated in the Capitol riot.
Meanwhile, about six in 10 "somewhat" or "strongly" oppose the proposal, including half who are strongly opposed, and about two in 10 are neutral.
As for members of Trump's party, the poll found that about four in 10 Republicans favor pardoning many of the Jan. 6 participants, while about three in 10 are neutral, and about three in 10 are opposed.
Trump has vowed to establish American "energy dominance," often repeating the chant, "Drill, baby, dill" at rallies while touting his plan to bring down energy costs by increasing U.S. oil and gas drilling, including on federal lands.
But the AP-NORC poll found the majority of U.S. adults are split on the issue. About one-third of Americans "somewhat" or "strongly" favor increasing oil drilling on federal lands, while about 4 in 10 are opposed.
The rest – about one-quarter – are neutral, saying they neither favor nor oppose increasing oil drilling on federal lands.
Republicans broadly favor increasing oil drilling, but the proposal is not popular among Democrats or independents, according to the poll.
Trump has indicated that he would pull out of the Paris climate agreement a second time once he takes office.
According to the AP-NORC poll, about half of Americans "somewhat" or "strongly" oppose withdrawing from the agreement.
Only about two in 10 U.S. adults are "somewhat" or "strongly" in favor of pulling out of the deal aimed at reducing carbon emissions, while about one-quarter are neutral.
The AP assesses that most of the opposition comes from Democrats, but Republicans show some uncertainty as well. Slightly less than half of Republicans are in favor, while about three in 10 are opposed.
President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump and family watch fireworks at Trump National Golf Club on Jan. 18, 2025, in Sterling, Virginia.
A federal judge in Kentucky recently rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to redefine sex in Title IX as "gender identity," blocking the change nationwide.
The AP-NORC poll categorized Biden's Title IX rewrite as promoting discrimination "protections" for transgender or LGBTQ+ students, but the Trump campaign has highlighted stories from women and girl athletes who have spoken out about losing scholarship opportunities and feeling uncomfortable and unsafe when forced to compete against, or change in locker rooms with, biological males identifying as female.
The survey found opposition is higher than support "for eliminating protections for transgender students" under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits any high school or college that receives federal funds from discriminating on the basis of gender.
Almost half of U.S. adults "somewhat" or "strongly" oppose getting rid of these protections, while about three in 10 are in favor, and the rest are neutral, according to the survey.
Trump pressured lawmakers to raise or eliminate the national debt ceiling at the end of last year as Congress scrambled to reach a spending deal that averted a government shutdown.
The poll found that about half of U.S. adults oppose eliminating the debt ceiling, while about one-quarter are in favor, and about three in 10 are neutral, signaling there could be room for public opinion to shift.
Democrats are only slightly more likely than Republicans to oppose getting rid of the debt ceiling, according to the survey.
Trump has also pushed for tax cuts for Americans, and notably coined the campaign slogan "No tax on tips." The poll found that just over half of U.S. adults favor eliminating taxes on earnings from tips.
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