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# More Americans Think President Trump Doesn't Keep His Promises

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## Video: Most Young Americans Consider Donald Trump an 'Illegitimate' President, Poll Says

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_Published 2017-03-20. More than half of Americans age 18 to 30 view Donald Trump's presidency as "illegitimate," according to a new poll._


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[Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/)


## Maya Rhodan


Apr 17, 2017 4:34 PM UTC

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[Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/)


## Maya Rhodan


Apr 17, 2017 4:34 PM UTC

Fewer Americans think President Trump keeps his promises than two months ago, according to [a new Gallup poll](http://www.gallup.com/poll/208640/majority-no-longer-thinks-trump-keeps-promises.aspx).

Only 45% of Americans think Trump keeps his promises, a 17-point drop from the 62% who thought so in a similar Gallup survey in February.

The first poll came when Trump had just taken office, signing a series of executive orders aimed at meeting some of his key campaign promises, such as approving the Keystone pipeline.

Since then, Trump has had more of a mixed record, with a [failed attempt](http://time.com/4708668/donald-trump-obamacare-republican-ahca-healthcare/) to repeal the Affordable Care Act, [legal setbacks for his travel ban](http://time.com/4724168/trump-travel-ban-court-hearing/) and a [stark reversal of his opinions](http://time.com/4737375/donald-trump-nato-china-currency-import-export-bank-janet-yellen/) on NATO, China and the Export-Import Bank, among other things.

Still, the drop is higher among groups of voters who disapprove of Trump than his supporters, with the largest drops among women, Democrats and 18-to-34-year-olds.

The poll was conducted by phone between April 5-9 with a random sample of 1,019 adults over the age of 18\. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.


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