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Trump's new term in the White House: Results of the first public opinion surveys

As Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, counts the first days after returning to the White House after a four-year hiatus, the results of the first public opinion polls have been released.

A new poll has revealed how Americans view President Trump after his first two days in the White House, and the results bring both good and bad news for the Republican, the British Independent reported.

According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in the first 24 hours of his second presidential term, a total of 47 percent of respondents generally approve of the actions of the Trump administration, a higher rating than he had for most of his first term.

However, Trump's specific policy actions, namely signing combative executive orders in his early days, have met with much lower approval ratings among Americans. The results show that 58 percent of Americans believe that Trump should not pardon all those convicted of participating in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

Yet the president did just that, signing pardons on Monday for about 1.500 people involved in the riots. Meanwhile, only 29 percent of Americans approve of how Trump is handling the political instrumentalization of the Justice Department.

While the president has baselessly accused Joseph Biden and his administration of politically motivated lawsuits, Trump himself has previously stated that he will seek "retaliation" against his political opponents using his powers as president.

These threats were taken seriously throughout Washington, including by Biden himself. The former president used his final hours in office to issue preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and the lawmakers who served on the U.S. Congressional Committee investigating the Capitol riots.

On the other hand, a much larger number of respondents told pollsters that they were satisfied with Trump's tough immigration reforms.

A total of 46 percent of respondents said they approve of Trump's immigration efforts, while 58 percent said they agree that the United States should "drastically reduce the number of migrants who can seek asylum at the border."

Trump has also issued several executive orders related to immigration, including one that revoked the right to birthright citizenship, despite it being enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. The second order declared a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border to build physical barriers and deploy military forces under the command of the secretary of defense.

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