Observation
When it comes to the second presidency of Donald Trump, few Australians are upbeat. Approximately two-thirds (68%) say they are pessimistic about the next four years with Trump as US president, while three in ten (30%) say they are optimistic.
This contrasts sharply with American responses to the same question in a CBS survey in the United States, fielded just before President Trump’s inauguration. Then, 60% of Americans said they were optimistic about the next four years with Trump as president, compared to 40% who were pessimistic. Subsequently, a range of other polls in the United States have shown growing disapproval of President Trump’s performance and of many of his policies over his first 100 days in office.