Steve Kornacki: 59% Agree on Trump’s Deportation Efforts

WELKER We are now ░░░░░░░░ our first snapshot of ░░░░░░░░ Americans are reacting to ░░░░░░░░ Trump s first month ░░░░░░░░ office I m joined ░░░░░░░░ by NBC s Steve ░░░░░░░░ Steve break down these ░░░░░░░░ for us KORNACKI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ you aren t kidding ░░░░░░░░ in the last couple ░░░░░░░░ five new polls out ░░░░░░░░ that reaction from the ░░░░░░░░ You see them right ░░░░░░░░ in the headline polarizing ░░░░░░░░ month into the second ░░░░░░░░ presidency You see his ░░░░░░░░ rating in four of ░░░░░░░░ five polls is under ░░░░░░░░ In four of these ░░░░░░░░ polls his disapproval number ░░░░░░░░ higher than his approval ░░░░░░░░ So by just about ░░░░░░░░ historical standard this is ░░░░░░░░ low political position for ░░░░░░░░ president to be in ░░░░░░░░ month into his presidency ░░░░░░░░ it does it is ░░░░░░░░ noting that the one ░░░░░░░░ to that would be ░░░░░░░░ himself in his first ░░░░░░░░ This in a way ░░░░░░░░ new for Trump What ░░░░░░░░ re looking at here ░░░░░░░░ average of our NBC ░░░░░░░░ the first Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ 2021 if you averaged ░░░░░░░░ those together Trump in ░░░░░░░░ first term was underwater ░░░░░░░░ rating 44 53 His ░░░░░░░░ best marks still never ░░░░░░░░ that approval number over ░░░░░░░░ disapproval number You see ░░░░░░░░ low as it got ░░░░░░░░ average everything that s ░░░░░░░░ there right now together ░░░░░░░░ you can see how ░░░░░░░░ where his current standing ░░░░░░░░ up Kind of in ░░░░░░░░ same range So maybe ░░░░░░░░ way of looking at ░░░░░░░░ another way this was ░░░░░░░░ Quinnipiac asked folks out ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ on Are you surprised ░░░░░░░░ any of it And ░░░░░░░░ a quarter of voters ░░░░░░░░ Trump is exceeding their ░░░░░░░░ in his first month ░░░░░░░░ About a quarter say ░░░░░░░░ is failing to meet ░░░░░░░░ expectations Most though say ░░░░░░░░ all of the swirl ░░░░░░░░ activity here this is ░░░░░░░░ much what they expected ░░░░░░░░ s look at some ░░░░░░░░ issues here some actions ░░░░░░░░ from Trump here Again ░░░░░░░░ all of these different ░░░░░░░░ what s the most ░░░░░░░░ What s setting off ░░░░░░░░ bells here You could ░░░░░░░░ that call to end ░░░░░░░░ citizenship only 39 support ░░░░░░░░ Firing federal workers this ░░░░░░░░ asked about potentially firing ░░░░░░░░ of thousands 51 opposition ░░░░░░░░ at this This is ░░░░░░░░ single least popular thing ░░░░░░░░ has done in this ░░░░░░░░ term pardoning January 6 ░░░░░░░░ including violent offenders More ░░░░░░░░ 80 opposed On the ░░░░░░░░ side he s done ░░░░░░░░ things proposed some things ░░░░░░░░ are popular that executive ░░░░░░░░ to expand oil and ░░░░░░░░ production the executive order ░░░░░░░░ two sexes And also ░░░░░░░░ you look at immigration ░░░░░░░░ s all sorts of ░░░░░░░░ ways to ask about ░░░░░░░░ but the CBS poll ░░░░░░░░ had asked the general ░░░░░░░░ Administration program to deport ░░░░░░░░ who are here illegally ░░░░░░░░ see broad support there ░░░░░░░░ it s asked at ░░░░░░░░ broad level like that ░░░░░░░░ at the personalities now ░░░░░░░░ public faces of this ░░░░░░░░ not just the president ░░░░░░░░ vice president and of ░░░░░░░░ you were just talking ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk What you ░░░░░░░░ measuring here is just ░░░░░░░░ popularity Do you have ░░░░░░░░ favorable unfavorable view of ░░░░░░░░ people Again that Trump ░░░░░░░░ looks just like his ░░░░░░░░ rating does You could ░░░░░░░░ Vance it s about ░░░░░░░░ split With Musk it ░░░░░░░░ now 50 unfavorable And ░░░░░░░░ when you ask folks ░░░░░░░░ about that job that ░░░░░░░░ has taken inside the ░░░░░░░░ here trying to find ░░░░░░░░ to make cuts here ░░░░░░░░ you could see 49 ░░░░░░░░ only a third approving ░░░░░░░░ say a lot of ░░░░░░░░ politically to Trump s ░░░░░░░░ term in the polls ░░░░░░░░ s a difference Remember ░░░░░░░░ s political strength in ░░░░░░░░ first term was the ░░░░░░░░ Again averaging all our ░░░░░░░░ from the first Trump ░░░░░░░░ together nearly 50 across ░░░░░░░░ four years were saying ░░░░░░░░ approved of how Trump ░░░░░░░░ the economy We know ░░░░░░░░ politically potent that issue ░░░░░░░░ He campaigned on it ░░░░░░░░ year But attitudes towards ░░░░░░░░ economy have not improved ░░░░░░░░ far and now it ░░░░░░░░ nearly 50 who disapprove ░░░░░░░░ how Trump s handling ░░░░░░░░ economy Now this is ░░░░░░░░ obviously in his presidency ░░░░░░░░ we know the potency ░░░░░░░░ the economy politically and ░░░░░░░░ may these numbers right ░░░░░░░░ may loom right now ░░░░░░░░ as the biggest single ░░░░░░░░ political challenge for Donald ░░░░░░░░ and for the Republican ░░░░░░░░ WELKER Just a fascinating ░░░░░░░░ at what Americans think ░░░░░░░░ now as we prepare ░░░░░░░░ enter the second month ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration Steve ░░░░░░░░ thanks so much KORNACKI ░░░░░░░░ thank you, Kristen.”