The Huffington Post
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Many Americans Don’t Believe Trump Can Handle Presidential Duties
The public was more confident in the past three presidents.
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Less than half of Americans are confident that President-elect Donald Trump can handle several presidential duties, a new Gallup poll finds.
With less than three weeks before Trump takes the oath of office,
only 46 percent of Americans are optimistic in his ability to handle an
international crisis. Forty-seven percent say they are confident he can
use military force wisely and just 44 percent believe Trump can prevent
major scandals in his administration.
On the other hand, the poll
did show that 60 percent of Americans are confident in Trump’s ability
to effectively work with Congress. A little more than half (55 percent)
think he will be able to defend U.S. interests abroad.
Compared to the last three
U.S. presidents when they took office, Trump polls far lower in
Americans’ confidence levels. At least 7 in 10 Americans were confident
in key issues before Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton
entered the White House.
Although Trump’s favorability has risen since the election, he still has the lowest favorability rating of any president-elect.
When Trump takes office on
Jan. 20, the ongoing issues he’ll have to face include the fight against
ISIS, Europe’s migrant crisis and Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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