Despite the best efforts of the Democrats and their corporate media allies to land a glove on President Donald Trump, their “Signal-gate” campaign has failed to put a dent in his popularity.
A new poll from CBS News found Trump’s approval rating holding strong at 50%.
The poll was taken after the anti-Trump “news” outlet The Atlantic published its story about the administration’s leaked Signal chats.
Notably, most Americans told CBS that they do believe the Signal breach is “serious.”
However, it hasn’t impacted Trump’s popularity.
His overall job rating is split down the middle at 50-50.
The poll surveyed 2,600 Americans on March 27 and March 28.
It found that some parts of Trump’s agenda have been received better than others.
While the president’s ambitious deportation plans remain popular, voters are cool to his sweeping tariffs.
Although the tariff plan involves short-term pain for long-term gain, some Americans see it as an economic risk.
The poll also shows that some Americans feel Trump isn’t focused on lowering inflation as much as he should be.
64% said Trump is not focused enough on lowering prices, and 55% said he was too preoccupied with raising tariffs.
Most expect tariffs to raise prices further.
While Trump has conceded that tariffs could cause short-term pain, he says they will redound to the nation’s benefit down the line.
Still, few Americans are willing to take the risk: only 5% said they want more tariffs.
On the other hand, Trump still has somewhat of a grace period.
38% of Americans still blame former President Joe Biden for economic woes, more than the 34% who point to Trump.
Overall, Trump’s approval rating on the economy is 48%.
But his handling of his signature issue, immigration, receives net-positive ratings.
53% approve versus 47% who disapprove.
And a whopping 58% approve of his deportation policy.
One of the most controversial elements of Trump’s agenda – his effort to slash the government workforce with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – is dividing Americans 50-50, the CBS poll found.
Democrats have struggled to coalesce around a leader or message since Trump’s historic triumph in November.
After months of getting steamrolled by the president, Democrats pounced on the recent publication of leaked messages that were inadvertently shared with an anti-Trump liberal journalist.
While 44% said the breach is “very serious,” 31% said it is “somewhat serious,” while 25% described it as not serious at all.
The takeaway from the poll seems clear: Americans want to see Trump do more about the economy, but they aren’t holding “Signal-gate” against him.
The message for Democrats is that they cannot expect one mistake to throw Trump off track.
And the problems facing Democrats are deeper and more fundamental: while Trump remains relatively popular, voters see his opponents as out of touch with the cultural mainstream.
In short, it looks like Democrats’ dark days are far from over.
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