Biden-to-Trump voters 'mostly like what they see' — except for this one issue

17 February

Arizona Biden-to-Trump voters on CNN. Screenshot/CNN

Arizona voters who voted for President Joe Biden in 2020 and President Donald Trump in 2024 are happy with Trump, according to interviews broadcast on CNN Monday. They say that he is in the process of fulfilling campaign promises, and all 11 people interviewed said they approve of Trump’s time in office so far.

“So far, they mostly like what they see,” said CNN anchor Dana Bash.

“I just think he's trying to get America back on track as quickly as possible given the state that it was left in from the previous administration,” said Stephanie T.

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The interviews took place in conversations organized by Engagious, which researches political messaging. The voters supported a variety of Trump’s actions so far.

“I approve of a lot of the stuff that he's doing with the border and everything,” Bri S. said.

“He’s put other countries on notice that were to be taken seriously,” Jonas G. said.

“For the most part, I feel like he's on the right track by keeping transgenders out of women's sports. That’s number one,” Donnita F. said.

“What we are seeing right now is what Donald Trump campaigned on,” Bash said. “We've said that umpteen times now in the past four weeks. What he didn't campaign on was the Elon Musk of it all, that Elon Musk would be going in and... doing this at the pace with which they are moving.”

Bash pointed to Jonas G., who approved of Trump and Musk slashing the federal government.

“He's moving fast to dismantle the corruption,” Jonas G. said, “which there's so much of it everywhere he turns there's stuff that they have to take out... And what 80% 90% of that agency’s been spending stuff that we nobody would approve of.”

Bash challenged this statistic, saying: “We don't know that." She observed that "there's no accountability ... which also speaks to the fact that there is such a fractured media consumption environment that is getting even more so." Bash mentioned that Biden-to-Trump voter Jonas G may be getting information from "some mainstream media, but who knows where this information is coming from?”

Still, Trump voters may be unsure of some elements of his presidency — Courtney L. was asked whether she supported Trump defying the courts.

“I'm very torn on this,” Courtney L. said, “because at the end of the day, I agree we need the Constitution and we need rules and procedures, but at the same time, how are we going to make big changes if someone like Trump being unconventional, we need him to be doing these things, to be having making these executive orders and making these big changes, for big changes to happen. So I'm very torn on the issue.”

“This is what is driving the Trump administration right now,” NPR host Ayesha Rascoe chimed in. “They are hearing these voters who are like, move fast, you know. And the whole tech sector thing, move fast. Break things. The problem with that is that when you break things, eventually… you'll step on some glass or something like that, like the thing that they're doing right now.”

Rascoe said there is uncertainty but a probable outcome, adding: “And I do agree that there is this lag, right? You don't know what's going to impact people. You can drive 100 miles per hour on the highway, and you can do that many times and get there faster, but eventually there may be a wreck, right? And that is what we're dealing with. Is there going to be a wreck? You know, I'm not a psychic, but there could be a wreck.”

Voter Melvin G said he was glad Trump is moving fast.

“He only has four years to do it,” Melvin G. said. “It's not like he can run again. He already did his first term. So some of these things that you can't fix overnight, so he has to get started early on. He has four years, and he made promises in his campaign. He won because of those promises. So he's getting to work.”

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