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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Executive Orders Earn Donald Trump an Approval Rating Boost

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Americans are giving Donald Trump approval rating highs due to his brisk executive actions, but could Democrats use rising prices and new tariffs against him? Plus, many of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks will face votes this week, with Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. looking to continue the Trump administration's successful confirmation streak.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Americans love using their credit cards, the most secure and hassle-free way to pay.

0:04.0

But DC politicians want to change that with the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill.

0:08.0

This bill lets corporate megastores pick how your credit card is processed,

0:13.0

allowing them to use untested payment networks that jeopardize your data security and rewards.

0:18.0

Corporate megastores will make more money and you pay the price. Tell

0:22.2

Congress to guard your card because Americans lose when politicians choose. Learn more at guard

0:28.9

your card.com.

0:29.9

From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. As Donald Trump moves fast to

0:40.9

change Washington and cuts bending. A new poll shows the country likes what it sees and hears

0:48.2

with a 53% approval rating in a CBS News survey. How will this affect the Democratic opposition to the president's

0:59.4

plan as well as just how fast he continues to move? Plus, Trump's appointees, even his

1:05.4

controversial ones for the cabinet, are heading towards Senate confirmation. What explains this early? And I would say

1:13.9

surprising success. Those are the subjects for today on Potomac Watch, the daily podcast of the

1:19.7

Wall Street Journal opinion pages. I'm Paul Gie Go, and I'm here with my colleagues, Kim Strassel,

1:25.6

and Alicia Finley. So Trump is moving like a whirlwind,

1:29.3

making news multiple times a day, before and after-heart deadline, I might add, which complicates

1:37.5

things quite a bit, doing so with statements and actions. And the public seems to like what it is

1:42.9

seeing and hearing. In the CBS News survey, and this is striking, 53% approval rating, which is higher than Trump ever had in his first term and ever had during his campaign.

1:55.5

70% in the same survey say Trump is doing what he promised he would do, fulfilling his promises, and 59% approve of

2:03.5

his deportation of illegal immigrants. I want to talk about a warning on prices, but first, let's listen

2:10.0

to Trump as he traveled to the Super Bowl on Sunday talking about his migrant policies.

2:17.1

You know, we just set records for closure.

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