{"id":40802231235,"date":"2018-08-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/?post_type=poll&p=40802231235"},"modified":"2019-04-15T15:35:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T19:35:10","slug":"monmouthpoll_us_082018","status":"publish","type":"poll","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/reports\/monmouthpoll_us_082018\/","title":{"rendered":"Few Say Trump Hires \u2018Best People\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

West Long Branch, NJ<\/em> \u2013 Most Americans disagree with President Donald Trump\u2019s self-assessment that he hires the \u201cbest people.\u201d  The Manafort trial and Omarosa\u2019s book have brought renewed attention to the quality of Trump\u2019s advisers. The latest national Monmouth University Poll<\/em><\/strong> finds that a majority of the public is not confident in the way the White House staff are doing their jobs. The poll also finds that public opinion on major administration initiatives \u2013 including tax reform and tariffs \u2013 remains in net negative territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s overall job rating stands at 43% approve and 50% disapprove. The current results are basically in line with where his ratings have been since January, although they are slightly more negative than the last Monmouth poll taken immediately after the president\u2019s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June (43% approve and 46% disapprove). Recent news cycles, though, have focused more on issues surrounding the president\u2019s circle of advisers than on his policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a candidate, Trump frequently claimed he would hire \u201cthe best people.\u201d  Few Americans agree that this promise has panned out a year and a half into his term. Just 30% say Trump does hire the best people, while a clear majority of 58% say he does not. Another 7% volunteer that the quality of his hiring choices have been mixed.  While most Republicans (67%) say that Trump does hire the best people, a sizable minority of his fellow partisans either disagree (18%) or give a mixed response (11%). On the other hand, nearly all Democrats (93%) say that Trump does not hire the best people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Americans are not confident in the way that White House advisers and staff are handling their jobs, including 13% who are not too confident and a plurality of 42% who are not at all confident. Few are very confident (19%) or even somewhat confident (23%) in the president\u2019s advisers.  There are predictable partisan divisions on this question, but it\u2019s worth noting that Democrats are much more likely to say they are not at all <\/em>confident in White House staff (79%) than Republicans are to say they are very <\/em>confident (50%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome observers who were lukewarm about the prospect of a Trump presidency believed that a decent set of advisers would keep him on an even keel. However, fully four in ten Americans have no confidence whatsoever in the people currently advising the President of the United States. That cannot be good,\u201d said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s inner circle has attracted renewed attention with the pending conclusion of former campaign chairman Paul Manafort\u2019s first trial as well as last week\u2019s release of Omarosa Manigault Newman\u2019s book about her time in the administration.  A majority of the public (54%) feel Trump did not show good judgment when he hired Omarosa, a contestant from his reality show, to work in the White House. Just 17% say the appointment showed good judgment and 28% offer no opinion. Even Republicans are more likely to say hiring Omarosa was a mistake (45%) rather than a show of good judgment (25%) on Trump\u2019s part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public is divided on whether Omarosa is typical (38%) or not typical (38%) of the type of person Trump tends to hire. Another 24% have no opinion. A majority of Democrats (57%) say this appointment is typical of Trump\u2019s hiring preferences while a majority of Republicans (60%) say it is not.  Overall, only 8% of Americans have a favorable view of Omarosa, 37% have an unfavorable view, and 55% have no opinion of her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeither Trump nor Omarosa are coming out of their association in a particularly good light,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Manafort trial, which is on tax evasion and bank fraud charges, draws a more mixed assessment.  While Manafort never officially served in the White House, he remained a Trump confidant after the 2016 election according to reports. Just under half of the public believes the Manafort charges suggest there may be widespread illegal activity among White House staff (45%) while nearly as many do not believe that this case necessarily suggests there is similar activity by White House staff (38%). These results include the expected partisan split, with 68% of Democrats saying the Manafort case suggests widespread illegal activity and 65% of Republicans saying it does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charges now facing Manafort grew out of the special counsel\u2019s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible links with the Trump campaign, but they are not directly related to that investigation. The current trial is seen by 29% of the public as a result of prosecutors just following the evidence while 16% say the case was driven mainly by political motives. A plurality of 42%, though, say that both reasons played a role in bringing the present case to trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is going to be a long saga. The verdict in this trial could affect public opinion, but there is also a second Manafort trial to come that could also have an impact. And then there\u2019s the actual Russia investigation itself, where opinion has been fairly stable over the past few months,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Manafort trial does not seem to have had an impact on public opinion about the overall Russia probe. Currently, 52% say the investigation should continue while 46% say it should end. These results are similar to Monmouth\u2019s poll findings from June (52% continue and 45% end) and April (54% continue and 43% end). However, support for the investigation was somewhat higher a year ago (62% continue and 33% end in July 2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest Monmouth University Poll<\/em> also tracked public opinion on a couple of major administration initiatives. Regarding Trump\u2019s decision to impose tariffs on a range of products imported from our trading partners, more say this will hurt (38%) rather than help (28%) the U.S. economy.  Another 4% feel this will have no impact and 29% are unsure. This marks only a small improvement since June, when 40% said Trump\u2019s tariffs would hurt the national economy and 25% said they would help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll also finds that 37% of the public approve of the tax reform plan passed by Congress last year while a larger 45% disapprove. Another 18% are not sure how they feel. These results are similar to the 34% approve and 41% disapprove rating the tax plan received in June.  Polls earlier this year showed the public to be more evenly divided on the tax plan \u2013 40% approve to 44% disapprove in April, 41% approve to 42% disapprove in March, and 44% approve to 44% disapprove in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, 35% of Americans say things in the country are going in the right direction while 57% say they have gotten off on the wrong track. These results are basically in line with Monmouth\u2019s findings over the past few months, although they are slightly more negative than June\u2019s 40% right direction and 53% wrong track rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monmouth University Poll<\/em> was conducted by telephone from August 15 to August 19, 2018 with 805 adults in the United States.  The question results in this release have a margin of error of +\/- 3.5 percentage points. The poll was conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTIONS AND RESULTS      <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(* Some columns may not add to 100% due to rounding.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/span> Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president?<\/span><\/p>\n
TREND:<\/td>Aug
2018<\/strong><\/td>		June
2018<\/td>		April
2018<\/td>		March
2018<\/td>		Jan.
2018<\/td>		Dec.
2017<\/td>		Sept.
2017<\/td>		Aug.
2017<\/td>		July
2017<\/td>		May
2017<\/td>		March
2017<\/td><\/tr>
Approve<\/td>43%<\/strong><\/td>43%<\/td>41%<\/td>39%<\/td>42%<\/td>32%<\/td>40%<\/td>41%<\/td>39%<\/td>39%<\/td>43%<\/td><\/tr>
Disapprove<\/td>50%<\/strong><\/td>46%<\/td>50%<\/td>54%<\/td>50%<\/td>56%<\/td>49%<\/td>49%<\/td>52%<\/td>53%<\/td>46%<\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) No opinion<\/td>7%<\/strong><\/td>11%<\/td>9%<\/td>8%<\/td>8%<\/td>12%<\/td>11%<\/td>10%<\/td>9%<\/td>8%<\/td>11%<\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td>(803)<\/em><\/td>(803)<\/em><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td>(1,009)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/td>(800)<\/em><\/td>(1,002)<\/em><\/td>(801)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[Q2 held for future release<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/span> Would you say things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?<\/span><\/p>\n
TREND:<\/td>Aug
2018<\/strong><\/td>		June
2018<\/td>		April
2018<\/td>		March
2018<\/td>		Jan.
2018<\/td>		Dec.
2017<\/td>		Aug.
2017<\/td>		May
2017<\/td>		March
2017<\/td>		Jan.
2017<\/td><\/tr>
Right direction<\/td>35%<\/strong><\/td>40%<\/td>33%<\/td>31%<\/td>37%<\/td>24%<\/td>32%<\/td>31%<\/td>35%<\/td>29%<\/td><\/tr>
Wrong track<\/td>57%<\/strong><\/td>53%<\/td>58%<\/td>61%<\/td>57%<\/td>66%<\/td>58%<\/td>61%<\/td>56%<\/td>65%<\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Depends<\/td>6%<\/strong><\/td>3%<\/td>5%<\/td>6%<\/td>3%<\/td>7%<\/td>4%<\/td>5%<\/td>4%<\/td>4%<\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>3%<\/strong><\/td>3%<\/td>4%<\/td>1%<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>5%<\/td>3%<\/td>5%<\/td>2%<\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td>(803)<\/em><\/td>(803)<\/em><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/td>(1,002)<\/em><\/td>(801)<\/em><\/td>(801)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
TREND: Continued<\/em><\/td>Aug.
2016*<\/td>		Oct.
2015<\/td>		July
2015<\/td>		June
2015<\/td>		April
2015<\/td>		Dec.
2014<\/td>		July
2013<\/td><\/tr>
Right direction<\/td>30%<\/td>24%<\/td>28%<\/td>23%<\/td>27%<\/td>23%<\/td>28%<\/td><\/tr>
Wrong track<\/td>65%<\/td>66%<\/td>63%<\/td>68%<\/td>66%<\/td>69%<\/td>63%<\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Depends<\/td>2%<\/td>6%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>3%<\/td>4%<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>2%<\/td>3%<\/td>4%<\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(803)<\/em><\/td>(1,012)<\/em><\/td>(1,001)<\/em><\/td>(1,002)<\/em><\/td>(1,005)<\/em><\/td>(1,008)<\/em><\/td>(1,012)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

* Registered voters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Q4-10 held for future release<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning to some other issues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.<\/span> Do you think Pres. Trump\u2019s decision to impose tariffs on a range of products imported from our trading partners will help or hurt the U.S. economy, will it have no impact either way, or are you not sure?<\/span><\/p>\n
TREND:<\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td>		June
2018<\/td><\/tr>
Help<\/td>28%<\/strong><\/td>25%<\/td><\/tr>
Hurt<\/td>38%<\/strong><\/td>40%<\/td><\/tr>
No impact<\/td>4%<\/strong><\/td>7%<\/td><\/tr>
Not sure<\/td>29%<\/strong><\/td>27%<\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

12.<\/span> Do you approve or disapprove of the tax reform plan passed by Congress last year? [Do you (approve\/disapprove) strongly or somewhat?]<\/span><\/p>\n
TREND:<\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td>		June
2018<\/td>		April
2018<\/td>		March
2018<\/td>		Jan.
2018<\/td>		Dec.
2017*<\/td><\/tr>
Strongly approve<\/td>18%<\/strong><\/td>18%<\/td>18%<\/td>20%<\/td>24%<\/td>13%<\/td><\/tr>
Somewhat approve<\/td>19%<\/strong><\/td>16%<\/td>22%<\/td>21%<\/td>20%<\/td>13%<\/td><\/tr>
Somewhat disapprove<\/td>16%<\/strong><\/td>14%<\/td>15%<\/td>16%<\/td>13%<\/td>12%<\/td><\/tr>
Strongly disapprove<\/td>29%<\/strong><\/td>27%<\/td>29%<\/td>26%<\/td>31%<\/td>35%<\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>18%<\/strong><\/td>24%<\/td>16%<\/td>17%<\/td>13%<\/td>27%<\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td>(803)<\/em><\/td>(803)<\/em><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[*Question wording, in December 2017, was \u201cHave you heard that the Senate and the House have passed tax reform bills and are now working on a final version, or haven\u2019t you heard about this? If HEARD: Do you approve or disapprove of this tax reform plan?\u201d<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.<\/span> A special counsel is currently conducting an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible links with the Trump campaign. Should the Russia investigation continue or should it end?<\/span><\/p>\n
TREND:<\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td>		June
2018<\/td>		April
2018<\/td>		March
2018<\/td>		July
2017<\/td>		May
2017*<\/td><\/tr>
Continue<\/td>52%<\/strong><\/td>52%<\/td>54%<\/td>60%<\/td>62%<\/td>73%<\/td><\/tr>
End<\/td>46%<\/strong><\/td>45%<\/td>43%<\/td>37%<\/td>33%<\/td>24%<\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>2%<\/strong><\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>5%<\/td>3%<\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>(806)<\/em><\/td>(803)<\/em><\/td>(803)<\/em><\/td>(800)<\/em><\/td>(1,002)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[* May \u201917 question was asked about the then-ongoing FBI investigation.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.<\/span> Turning to how the White House operates, how confident are you in the way that the president\u2019s advisers and staff are handling their jobs \u2013 very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Very confident<\/td>19%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Somewhat confident<\/td>23%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Not too confident<\/td>13%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Not at all confident<\/td>42%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>3%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

15.<\/span> And in general, would you say Donald Trump does or does not hire the best people?<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Does<\/td>30%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Does not<\/td>58%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Mixed, depends<\/td>7%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>5%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

16.<\/span> Have you seen or heard recent news about Omarosa Manigault-Newman releasing a book about her time working in the White House, or not?<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Have seen or heard<\/td>73%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Have not seen or heard<\/td>27%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

17.<\/span> Do you think Trump hiring Omarosa to work in the White House did or did not show good judgment on his part?<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Did show good judgment<\/td>17%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Did not show good judgment<\/td>54%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>28%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

18.<\/span> Do you think Omarosa is or is not typical of the type of person Trump tends to hire to work for him?<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Is typical<\/td>38%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Is not typical<\/td>38%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>24%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

19.<\/span> Is your general impression of Omarosa favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no opinion of her?<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Favorable<\/td>8%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Unfavorable<\/td>37%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
No opinion<\/td>55%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

20.<\/span> Have you seen or heard recent news about former Trump adviser Paul Manafort being on trial for tax evasion and bank fraud, or not?<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Have seen or heard<\/td>75%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Have not seen or heard<\/td>25%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

21.<\/span> Do you think the charges against Manafort resulted from prosecutors just following the evidence or did they result from political motives, or was it a bit of both?<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Just following the evidence<\/td>29%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Political motives<\/td>16%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Both<\/td>42%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>13%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

22.<\/span> Do you think the charges against Manafort suggest that there may be widespread illegal activity among staff in the White House, or do they not necessarily suggest widespread illegal activity?<\/span><\/p>\n
 <\/td>Aug.
2018<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Suggest widespread illegal activity<\/td>45%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Not necessarily suggest widespread illegal activity<\/td>38%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(VOL) Don\u2019t know<\/td>17%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(n)<\/em><\/td>(805)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

METHODOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monmouth University Poll<\/em> was sponsored and conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute from August 15 to 19, 2018 with a national random sample of 805 adults age 18 and older, in English. This includes 400 contacted by a live interviewer on a landline telephone and 405 contacted by a live interviewer on a cell phone. Telephone numbers were selected through random digit dialing and landline respondents were selected with a modified Troldahl-Carter youngest adult household screen. Monmouth is responsible for all aspects of the survey design, data weighting and analysis. Final sample is weighted for region, age, education, gender and race based on US Census information. Data collection support provided by Braun Research (field) and SSI (RDD sample). For results based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling has a maximum margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points (unadjusted for sample design).  Sampling error can be larger for sub-groups (see table below). In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DEMOGRAPHICS (weighted)<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
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Self-Reported<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

29% Republican<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
39% Independent<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
32% Democrat<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
48% Male<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
52% Female<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
30% 18-34<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
33% 35-54<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
36% 55+<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
65% White<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
12% Black<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
15% Hispanic<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\n

  8% Asian\/Other<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

 <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
69% No degree<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
31% 4 year degree<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/em> <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

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