Americans are unhappy with some of Trump's early policies.

(CLO) Many Americans disagree with some of President Donald Trump's first executive orders in his second term, including his efforts to end birthright citizenship and his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

This result is based on a survey conducted by Reuters/Ipsos.

US President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders in his first days in office. Photo: WH

However, Mr. Trump's moves to tighten immigration and shrink the size of government received higher support from voters, according to the results of a three-day survey that ended last Sunday.

Overall, President Trump's approval rating is at 45%, down slightly from 47% in the previous poll (January 20-21). Disapproval is up to 46%, up from 39% previously. The poll has a margin of error of about 4 percentage points.

According to Kyle Kondik, a political analyst at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, although Mr. Trump still had some initial approval ratings after taking office, this level of support was not very impressive compared to previous presidents.

During his first term, Mr. Trump's approval rating peaked at 49% in the first weeks, but after the riots caused by his supporters at the US Capitol building (January 6, 2021), this number dropped sharply to 34% when he left office.

Polls show that many of his early policies only received support from the most loyal voters.

In addition, rising prices for food, housing and necessities remain top concerns for Americans.

Mr Trump’s most controversial policy is his effort to end birthright citizenship – a long-standing US practice that grants citizenship to all children born in the country, even if their parents do not have legal status.

Last week, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from making the change, but the White House has said it will continue to fight to enforce the policy.

One of the most surprising executive orders of the Trump administration was to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” which he signed on his first day in office. However, this policy was opposed by the majority of people surveyed, with 70% disagreeing, only 25% supporting, and the rest having no opinion.

Mr. Trump also ordered the elimination of all federal offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) — which promote the hiring of women and minorities — and 59% of respondents opposed ending these programs.

Mr. Trump also pushed for increased fossil fuel extraction, a policy that has strong Republican support but is strongly opposed by the Democratic Party. This is clearly shown by the fact that 76% of Republican voters support loosening regulations on oil and gas extraction, compared to 81% of Democratic voters who oppose it.

Billionaire Elon Musk, a close ally of Mr Trump, is also a controversial figure. 75% of Republicans have a positive view of Musk, while 90% of Democrats have an unfavorable view of him.

One concern for the Trump administration is that voters still feel the cost of living is too high. Fifty percent of respondents said the U.S. economy is headed in the wrong direction, while only 25 percent said it is getting better. The rest were unsure or did not answer.

Despite the opposition, Mr. Trump still received some positive signals, especially in immigration policy and government payroll reduction. Specifically, 48% of people approved of the way Mr. Trump handled the immigration issue, higher than the number of people who opposed (41%).

49% of voters support a hiring freeze at federal agencies, including 80% of Republicans and 43% of Democrats.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online nationwide from January 24-26, with 1,034 respondents.

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