Many Americans don’t think Trump can handle presidential duties
A new Gallup poll found that less than half of Americans are confident in the abilities of President-elect Donald J. Trump to carry out his duties.
According to the results of a recent Gallup poll, less than half of Americans are confident in the abilities of the president-elect to carry out his duties as the President of the United States.
Only 44 percent of those interviewed said that they were confident in Donald Trump’s ability to “prevent major scandals in his administration,” as compared to 74 percent for Obama and 77 percent for Bush in previous polls taken at the same time for the former two presidents.
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Similarly, 46 percent said that they were confident in Trump’s ability to “handle an international crisis,” compared to 73 percent and 71 percent for Obama and Bush, respectively. And only 47% believe Trump will be able to “use military force wisely,” with 71 percent and 78 percent of respondents saying the same for Obama and Bush respectively.
Gallup also reported that “Americans express somewhat more confidence in Trump to work effectively with Congress (60%), to handle the economy effectively (59%), to defend U.S. interests abroad as president (55%), and to manage the executive branch effectively (53%). But even in these areas, Americans are far less confident in Trump than they were in his predecessors, when comparisons are available.”
The low level of confidence in the president-elect is likely the result not only of a campaign filled with controversies that led to the election of one of the least-liked candidates in recent history but also the low level of confidence seen generally in the government itself.
