President-elect Donald Trump has rocked the boat and roiled critics with some of his controversial transition picks and campaign promises, but most Americans believe that’s just what he should be doing.
Nearly six in 10 American adults approve of the way Trump is handling his transition, according to a CBS/YouGov poll, a shocker for the mainstream media and Democrats who have been treating the transition with disdain and disbelief.
While it may be a bitter pill for Democrats to swallow, the poll reaffirms the results of the election, which Trump won with an electoral mandate.
Even though Trump has been forced to withdraw his attorney general pick – former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz – and other appointees have been under attack, that hasn’t clouded the public’s view of the transition, the poll found.
A strong majority of Americans say they back his Cabinet picks, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pete Hegseth.