Updated on: April 27, 2025 / 9:01 AM EDT / CBS News
Is 100 days enough time to evaluate this president? His supporters generally don't think so, but others do - perhaps because most Americans think President Trump is already making major changes to how the government - and the U.S. economy - work.
Those opening days, in public opinion terms, have been marked by Mr. Trump's continued support from a loyal base of supporters, but also a widespread and growing belief among others that the administration is focused too much on tariffs and not enough on lowering prices. That's weighing on his approval ratings on the economy and inflation, which have gone down.
Alongside that, he continues to get majority approval for his deportation program, though more Americans prioritize the economy in their evaluations of him.
MAGA Republicans, in contrast, say their evaluations are based more on immigration and overwhelmingly approve of his efforts there. Plus they have a much rosier outlook on the U.S. economy than Americans overall now that Trump is in office, and most of them say it is too soon to judge him.
Others who voted for him, but who don't identify as MAGA, have become a little less approving of his handling of the economy and inflation in recent months. And since the start of his term, his approval rating has slid among some groups he made gains with in the 2024 election, including independents, young people, and Hispanic people.
Overall, Mr. Trump sees disapproval on the economy from those who think he's put too much focus on tariffs.
And meanwhile, Democrats overwhelmingly disapprove of what they see from him, want their party to oppose him more and say they're "frustrated" with the Democratic Party's response so far. Mr. Trump's approval rating among people who sat out the '24 election started out higher, too.
Those perceived changes elicit different judgments, though. Republicans say they are for the better, and Democrats, the worse. Asked how Trump's presidency so far has made them feel, most Republicans say they're satisfied, while Democrats and independents say they're frustrated and nervous.
Measuring a president at 100 days is something of a contrivance that is based on a marker set during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first term back in the 1930s. Then again, many presidents come in promising a lot of action quickly. Most Americans do think they can judge this administration in that time frame. Mr. Trump's 2024 voters, and most of his current approvers, are less likely to think it's enough time, whereas his disapprovers think it's enough.
Mr. Trump's voters widely believe he's doing what he promised in the campaign. Most of the public agrees - whether or not they like what he's doing - though the percentage is down from the early weeks of his term.
People who think Mr. Trump is putting too much focus on tariffs are more likely to say he's doing different things from what he promised.
Here's how differences on economics play out:
MAGA Republicans stand apart in their outlook for the U.S. economy. While most Americans say it is getting worse, MAGA Republicans say it is getting better. They also rate the current economy much better than others do. So, while evaluations of the economy remain mostly bad, Republicans' views have pushed the overall ratings