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Poll Finds 60 Percent Say Trump Not Focused on Top Problems, 29 Percent Say He Has Right Priorities
An Economist/YouGov survey released this week found most Americans believe President Trump has not addressed the issues they consider most important. The poll also recorded a dip in the share who say the country is headed in the right direction.
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A June 2026 Economist/YouGov poll found that 60 percent of respondents believe President Donald Trump has not paid attention to the most important problems facing the country. Newsweek reported the survey results on Tuesday. Twenty-nine percent said Trump has had the right priorities, while 11 percent were not sure.
The poll surveyed 1,606 U.S. adults between June 26 and June 29 and carried a margin of error of 3.2 percent. When asked to name the most important issue, 30 percent cited inflation and prices, 15 percent cited jobs and the economy, and 9 percent cited health care.
The same poll found 28 percent of respondents believe the country is headed in the right direction, down from 31 percent in the prior week, while 61 percent said it is on the wrong track. President Trump said he had not decided whether he would sign the housing bill. "I don't know," he said when asked about the measure.
He also said he does not spend time thinking about Americans' personal financial situations when negotiating with Iran. "Not even a little bit," Trump stated.
