Eli Yokley

1 day ago | pro.morningconsult.com | Eli Yokley

Donald Trump’s second term has frustrated corporate interests who have struggled to navigate a White House led by a president apparently willing to countenance some financial pain in order to advance his political goals, most notably with his trade policy. In turn, people who make up what Trump has derisively called the “swamp” don’t like what they see, according to a new survey conducted among Morning Consult’s D.C. Insiders panel.

6 days ago | pro.morningconsult.com | Eli Yokley

As Republicans in Congress try to push through their megabill on taxes, energy and border security, leaders are struggling to resolve differences between fiscal conservatives pushing for deficit neutrality and moderates hoping to stave off deep cuts to entitlement programs. If that’s the choice — more deficit spending or slashing programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — more voters than not would prefer Washington pull out its credit card.

1 week ago | pro.morningconsult.com | Eli Yokley

To hear President Donald Trump tell it, he’s responsible for the good parts of the U.S. economy. The bad stuff? That’s on his predecessor. But according to Morning Consult’s latest survey, fewer voters than ever believe former President Joe Biden is responsible for the state of the economy as Trump passes his 100-day mark in office, underscoring the limits of his attempts to shift Americans’ blame away from his own policies.

1 week ago | pro.morningconsult.com | Eli Yokley

Thawing relations between the Republican Party and corporate America accelerated following President Donald Trump’s victory last year, exemplified by the biggest tech executives’ attendance of his inauguration in January. But despite their misgivings with Trump’s tariffs across the globe, businesses have largely been careful to keep any pushback behind closed doors given the commander-in-chief’s penchant for punishing his critics.

3 weeks ago | pro.morningconsult.com | Eli Yokley

The national political press began Donald Trump’s first term in 2017 with a slight trust advantage over the president, but as the industry gathers to celebrate itself with a series of events surrounding the White House Correspondents Association’s annual dinner in Washington, that’s no longer the case. Voters were asked whom they trust more to tell the truthSurveys conducted May 2017 and April 2025 among roughly 2,000 registered voters each, with margins of error of +/-2 percentage points.