Watch: Support for Trump jumps among State of the Union viewers
Support for President Donald Trump rose 10 percentage points among people who watched Tuesday’s State of the Union address, with 64% saying his policies would “move the U.S. in the right…
Support for President Donald Trump rose 10 percentage points among people who watched Tuesday’s State of the Union address, with 64% saying his policies would “move the U.S. in the right direction,” up from 54% before the speech.
“Donald Trump made some progress with people watching the speech from their pre-speech expectations to what they saw in the speech itself,” said David Chalian, CNN’s political director.
Chalian added the speech could boost Republicans’ chances in the midterm elections.
“If you’re a Republican on the ballot in 2026, I think you leave this speech being as happy as you could possibly be that he sort of stuck to the script on the economy.
“He gave red meat to the base on immigration, and they can leave the home tonight and sort of take that out on the campaign trail.”
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