--- title: NBC/WSJ Poll Most Americans Agree With Trump Democrats Deal description: Most Americans approved of President Donald Trump’s recent decision to cut a deal with Democratic leaders to allocate hurricane relief funds canonical: https://time.com/4952033/trump-nbc-wsj-poll-approval-democrats/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-21T17:31:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T11:16:06.823Z article:section: Politics og:title: Here’s the One Thing Trump Did That Most Americans Agree With og:description: More than 70% of people surveyed said they approved of this action og:url: https://time.com/4952033/trump-nbc-wsj-poll-approval-democrats/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt176082485d55c4af/6988deb2196cf477dd042050/rtx3h6ef.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4731 og:image:height: 2661 og:image:alt: Trump hosts working lunch with African leaders in New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here’s the One Thing Trump Did That Most Americans Agree With twitter:description: More than 70% of people surveyed said they approved of this action twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt176082485d55c4af/6988deb2196cf477dd042050/rtx3h6ef.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's the One Thing President Trump Did That Most Americans Agree With > Sponsored content. 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Kevin Lamarque—Reuters  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Sep 21, 2017 5:31 PM UTC Most Americans approved of President Donald Trump’s recent decision to cut a deal with Democratic leaders to allocate hurricane relief funds and temporarily avoid a government shutdown, a [new poll](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A%5FPolitics/HUB%5FNBCPolitics%5FFront/17363%20NBCWSJ%20September%20Poll%20%289-21-17%20Release%29.pdf) has found. More than 70% of people surveyed for the latest NBC News/Wall Street _Journal_ poll said they approved of how Trump handled [bipartisan legislation](http://time.com/4929767/donald-trump-house-passes-harvey-aid-bill/) after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. Those surveyed for the poll were asked whether they approved or disapproved of Trump’s response to 11 topics, including escalating tensions in North Korea and the summer violence in [Charlottesville](http://time.com/4942797/donald-trump-tim-scott-both-sides-charlottesville-antifa/), Virginia. The President received overwhelming support for only one item: “agreeing with Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi on legislation that would provide money for hurricane relief and keep the government open for 90 days.” Only 8% of Americans said they disapproved of that action. > [](https://twitter.com/akarl%5Fsmith/status/910915897740730368) More than half of Americans said they did not approve of how Trump handled the violence in Virginia that erupted during white supremacy rallies in August. After 32-year-old [Heather Heyer was killed](http://time.com/4903339/trump-heather-heyer-bonnie-tyler/) Aug. 12 while protesting a white supremacy rally, [Trump blamed](http://time.com/4903339/trump-heather-heyer-bonnie-tyler/) “both sides” for the violence and lashed out at what he called the “alt-left.” The NBC/_WSJ_ poll was conducted between Sept. 14 and Sept. 18 and surveyed 900 people. 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