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House and Senate Democrats made a spectacle of themselves Tuesday night, as they protested against President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
However, polls taken after Trump’s speech show that elected Democrats are completely out of step with mainstream America, as the majority of Americans polled actually approved of the president’s speech.
A CNN poll revealed that a whopping 69% of Americans viewed Trump’s speech as positive.
That includes 44% who said ‘very positive,’ and 25% who said ‘somewhat positive.’
Only 31% had a negative reaction, which includes 15% somewhat negative and 16% very negative.
In their report, CNN tried to downplay the poll results:
Roughly 7 in 10 speech-watchers said they had at least a somewhat positive reaction to Trump’s speech tonight, with a smaller 44% offering a very positive response. That’s lower than the 57% of viewers who rated Trump’s initial address to Congress very positively eight years ago, or the 51% who said the same of President Joe Biden’s initial address in 2021. It also comes just below the 48% “very positive” rating Trump saw for his 2018 State of the Union.
However, CNN failed to note that a majority of Republicans refused to even watch Joe Biden’s address to Congress. Therefore, the 57% who viewed Biden’s 2021 speech as “very positive” were mostly all Democrats.
🚨 CNN: 69% of Americans had a positive reaction to President Trump’s speech. Nice! pic.twitter.com/SZ3fZy9G24
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 5, 2025
Additionally, a CBS News poll revealed that 76% of those who watched President Trump’s speech approved, compared to 23% who disapproved.
*NEW*
CBS News poll: Large majority of viewers approve of Donald Trump’s speech
Heavily Republican viewership calls speech presidential, entertaininghttps://t.co/VnXX1VBEl0 pic.twitter.com/L2hhe974K5— CBS News Poll (@CBSNewsPoll) March 5, 2025
CBS noted that those who watched the speech identified as:
- 51% Republican
- 27% Independent
- 20% Democrat
Speech viewership was heavily Republican — historically a president’s party draws more of their own partisans. This was no exception, & they liked what they heard. https://t.co/VnXX1VBEl0 pic.twitter.com/udOwAQeIV0
— CBS News Poll (@CBSNewsPoll) March 5, 2025
Among those who viewed the speech, 68% said it made them feel hopeful, and 54% said it made them feel proud.
Most viewers who tuned in say Trump’s speech made them feel “hopeful” and “proud.”
Most speech viewers described the president as “presidential, “inspiring,” and more “unifying” than “divisive.” A big majority also called it “entertaining.” pic.twitter.com/1HZoICd2uv
— CBS News Poll (@CBSNewsPoll) March 5, 2025
When asked whether they approved of House Speaker Mike Johnson ordering the disruptive Democrat Rep. Al Green to be removed from the House chamber, 76% said they approved.
Most viewers approved of the Speaker of the House having a member of Congress removed from the chamber for interrupting President Trump’s speech.https://t.co/VnXX1VBEl0 pic.twitter.com/i0U3fyVEiU
— CBS News Poll (@CBSNewsPoll) March 5, 2025
Another newly-released poll reveals that Democrats are losing ground, and Republicans are gaining.
When asked, do you consider yourself to be a Republican, a Democrat or an Independent, in October 2024, the answers were:
- 44% Republican
- 46% Democrat
But in February 2025, the answers are:
- 46% Republican
- 42% Democrat
In political terms, do you consider yourself to be a Republican, a Democrat or an Independent? (with leans)
🔴 Republican: 46%
🟢 Democrat: 42%
🟡 Independent: 12%In October it was Dem 46-44%
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• @NapolitanNews | RMG Research (B)
• 11,997 RV | 2/1-28 | MoE: ±0.9%… pic.twitter.com/jIVxhnPLuI— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) March 5, 2025
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