Poll: Big Drop In Number Who Think Trump Will Keep Promises

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By MATT SHUHAM Published APRIL 17, 2017, 10:52 AM EDT

Fewer than half of Americans believe President Donald Trump will keep his promises, according to a new Gallup poll — a significant drop since the question was polled in February.

Just 45 percent of adults surveyed from April 5-9 think Trump will keep his promises, according to Gallup. That’s down from 62 percent who believed he would when polled from Feb. 1-5, two weeks after Trump’s inauguration.

Trump flip-flopped on a stunning array of campaign promises over the past two weeks. He hinted to the Wall Street Journal Wednesday that he could re-appoint Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen to a second term in that position. The same day, he claimed that NATO is “no longer obsolete” in a joint press conference with the alliance’s secretary general. And, despite urging President Obama not to get militarily involved against the Syrian regime, Trump did just that with his April 6 missile strike against a Syrian air field. He also told the Journal, referring to China: “They’re not currency manipulators.” The list goes on.

Gallup polled a random sample of 1,019 adults nationwide, at least 70 percent of whom used cell phones versus 30 percent landlines. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.

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[keithbvadu2]

1. Well, at least Trump is fulfilling his campaign promises to take more vacations and play more golf t

Well, at least Trump is fulfilling his campaign promises to take more vacations and play more golf than Obama.

[StubbornThings]

2. He's a conman. It's only a matter of time before everyone sees it. nt

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

8. I don't know about everyone

There are plenty of people, running around loose, who are just too stubbornly stupid, and who will see only what they are told to see.

[titaniumsalute]

3. If you clink on the poll

I think the most frightening thing in the results was the question about Trump being honest and trustworthy. It was 42% in February and now 36%. 36 Fucking percent think the President is honest and trustworthy. That number is so embarassing for the US in that 36% still think he is trust worthy AND Only 36% think the President is trustworthy.

[Wounded Bear]

4. Yeah, the fact that the numbers are non-zero is the real news...

[FakeNoose]

5. The 64% who think he's a liar

...includes all the world leaders who used to be our Allies.

Think about that that might mean.

[kimbutgar]

6. Same ones who stood by bush at the end of his presidency

A rethug president could rape and kill a woman on live tv and they will blame the woman and still support him.

[Rural_Progressive]

9. And even more fun is the fact

that those same people if told that dRump had run a kitten over on the road would have this response. "Well maybe he did but Hillary would have run over two kittens so we're lucky she didn't win."

It is a bit infuriating. Never forget Bill Maher's explanation of the magic &quot R)"

[gopiscrap]

7. and that's in the US

you should hear how trustworthy they think he is in Western Europe

[JudyM]

10. A 20% cratering is good news: it suggests a chunk of his supporters are actually paying attention!

Notwithstanding its sample size of only 1000.