{"id":198928,"date":"2025-02-07T10:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=198928"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:39:59","slug":"views-of-trump-administration-congressional-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2025\/02\/07\/views-of-trump-administration-congressional-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Views of Trump administration, congressional leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans are split over what impact Donald Trump will have on the way the federal government works: About as many say he\u2019ll improve it as say he\u2019ll make it worse. And more Americans expect ethics and honesty in government to fall (rather than rise) with his administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public is also split \u2013 and divided along partisan lines \u2013 in its assessments of Vice President JD Vance, Trump\u2019s other high-level appointments and most congressional leaders. Elon Musk is viewed more negatively than positively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;trump-s-influence-on-the-way-government-works&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trump-s-influence-on-the-way-government-works\">Trump\u2019s influence on the way government works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=198962\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e7e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e7e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-01.png?resize=480,584 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-01.png?resize=620,754 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"377\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Americans are split over whether Trump will improve or worsen the way the federal government works\" class=\"wp-image-198962 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to the way the federal government in Washington works, 41% of Americans say Trump will make things better, while a nearly identical share (42%) say he will make things worse. Far fewer (17%) say his impact will be an equal mix of better and worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>76% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say Trump will improve the way government works.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By contrast, 78% of Democrats and Democratic leaners say Trump will worsen the way government works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-americans-expect-ethics-and-honesty-in-the-federal-government-to-fall-rather-than-rise-with-trump-as-president\">More Americans expect ethics and honesty in the federal government to fall, rather than rise, with Trump as president<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly half of Americans (47%) think the overall level of ethics and honesty in the federal government will fall with Trump as president, while 31% say ethics and honesty will rise. Roughly two-in-ten (22%) say the level of ethics and honesty in the federal government will stay about the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=198963\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ecebea\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ecebea;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-02.png?resize=480,533 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-02.png?resize=620,688 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"344\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-02.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Nearly half say the level of ethics and honesty in government will fall under Trump; 31% say ethics will improve\" class=\"wp-image-198963 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans and Democrats diverge over how the level of ethics and honesty in government will shift during Trump\u2019s administration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>59% of Republicans say it will rise with Trump as president, 29% say it will not change and 11% say it will fall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By comparison, 82% of Democrats say it will fall with Trump as president, 12% say it will stay the same and 5% say it will rise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-of-trump-s-cabinet-and-other-high-level-selections&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-of-trump-s-cabinet-and-other-high-level-selections\">Views of Trump\u2019s Cabinet and other high-level selections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public approval of Trump\u2019s Cabinet picks and other high-level appointees closely <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2025\/02\/07\/trumps-second-term-early-ratings-and-expectations\/\">tracks his overall approval rating<\/a>: 46% of Americans say they approve of Trump\u2019s selections, while 52% disapprove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=198964\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efece6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efece6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-03.png?resize=480,528 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-03.png?resize=620,682 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"341\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-03.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows 46% of Americans approve of Trump\u2019s picks for his administration\" class=\"wp-image-198964 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly eight-in-ten Republicans (83%) approve of Trump\u2019s choices, compared with just 11% of Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public evaluations of Trump\u2019s staffing choices today are similar to views of his choices on the eve of his first term. In <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2017\/01\/10\/negative-views-of-trumps-transition-amid-concerns-about-conflicts-tax-returns\/\">a phone survey<\/a> conducted in the weeks before he first took office eight years ago, 41% of Americans said they approved of Trump\u2019s appointments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, clear majorities of Americans approved of the Cabinet and high-level appointments of Trump\u2019s recent predecessors in surveys conducted as each began their terms: George H.W. Bush (59% approved), Bill Clinton (64%), George W. Bush (58%), Barack Obama (66%) and Joe Biden (57%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-of-vice-president-jd-vance&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-of-vice-president-jd-vance\">Views of Vice President JD Vance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=198965\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeeae0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeeae0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-04.png?resize=480,819 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-04.png?resize=620,1058 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"529\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-04.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows About half see Vance as qualified to be president; most say he\u2019ll have the right amount of influence\" class=\"wp-image-198965 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans are divided over Vice President JD Vance\u2019s qualifications to be president: 47% say he is qualified, while 49% say he is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evaluations of former Vice President Kamala Harris were also fairly evenly split as she took office in early 2021 (50% qualified, 47% not). Former Vice President Mike Pence was, on balance, seen as qualified by the public (54% qualified, 30% not) in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2016\/12\/08\/5-views-of-mike-pence\/\">a phone survey<\/a> conducted shortly after the 2016 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evaluations of Vance largely track with partisanship: 80% of Republicans say Vance is qualified for the job of president, while 82% of Democrats say he is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"vances-influence-in-the-administration\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vance\u2019s influence in the administration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of Americans (58%) say Vance will have about the right amount of influence within the Trump administration. About three-in-ten (28%) say he will have too little influence, and even fewer (13%) say he will have too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Republicans overwhelmingly expect Vance to have the right amount of influence within the administration: 82% say this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Democrats are divided in their views: 43% say Vance will have too little influence, 34% say he will have the right amount of influence and 22% say he will have too much.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;favorability-of-congressional-leadership&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"favorability-of-congressional-leadership\">Favorability of congressional leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"house-speaker-mike-johnson\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">House Speaker Mike Johnson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=198966\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0ec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0ec;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-05.png?resize=480,747 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-05.png?resize=782,1218 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-05.png?resize=840,1308 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"654\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-05.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Mixed public impressions of congressional leaders Johnson, Jeffries and Thune, but Schumer is viewed more negatively than positively\" class=\"wp-image-198966 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three-in-ten adults rate House Speaker Mike Johnson favorably, while about as many (33%) view him unfavorably. Roughly a third (35%) say they have never heard of Johnson. (Congressional leaders weren\u2019t identified by title or party in the survey.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson\u2019s ratings have improved somewhat since spring of last year, when 24% rated him positively and 37% rated him negatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This improvement is largely due to shifting Republican views: 51% of Republicans now rate Johnson favorably, up from 39% last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"senate-majority-leader-john-thune\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the top congressional leaders, new Senate Majority Leader John Thune is the least well known: 60% of Americans say they have not heard of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who do know Thune are divided in their evaluations of him: 17% of all adults view him favorably, 20% unfavorably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"house-minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ratings of Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries are also relatively evenly split (28% favorable, 26% unfavorable). More than four-in-ten Americans (44%) have never heard of Jeffries \u2013 down from 51% who had never heard of him a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"senate-minority-leader-chuck-schumer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ratings of Chuck Schumer, who has led Senate Democrats since 2017, remain more negative than positive: 28% view him favorably, while 46% view him unfavorably. A quarter have not heard of Schumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-of-robert-f-kennedy-jr-and-elon-musk&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-of-robert-f-kennedy-jr-and-elon-musk\">Views of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"robert-f-kennedy-jr\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=198967\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0eb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0eb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-06.png?resize=480,515 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-06.png?resize=782,840 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-06.png?resize=842,904 842w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"451\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/02\/PP_2024.2.7_views-of-trump_2-06.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows RFK Jr. and Elon Musk are viewed favorably by Republicans, unfavorably by Democrats\" class=\"wp-image-198967 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public is split in its evaluations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump\u2019s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services: 47% have a favorable opinion, 45% an unfavorable opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kennedy, a former Democrat, is viewed negatively by nearly three-quarters of Democrats (74%), while 77% of Republicans view him positively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"elon-musk\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elon Musk<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump recently appointed Elon Musk \u2013 the owner of Tesla, SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) \u2013 to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, a team within the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk is viewed more negatively than positively overall. More than half of Americans (54%) express unfavorable views of the billionaire, while 42% view him favorably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>73% of Republicans view Musk favorably, while about a quarter (24%) view him unfavorably.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Just 12% of Democrats rate Musk favorably, while 85% view him unfavorably.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans are split over what impact Donald Trump will have on the way the federal government works: About as many say he\u2019ll improve it as say he\u2019ll make it worse. And more Americans expect ethics and honesty in government to fall (rather than rise) with his administration. 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