Overview
- Among speech‑watchers, 64% reported a very or somewhat positive reaction to the address, and 36% reported a negative reaction.
- The share rating their reaction as very positive was 38%, about six points lower than Trump’s score on that measure last year, according to CNN’s on‑air analysis.
- In the same instant poll, 64% of viewers said Trump’s policies would move the country in the right direction, up 10 points from pre‑speech views among this group.
- CNN noted the speech‑watcher sample is roughly 13 percentage points more Republican than the general public, with 482 respondents and a margin of error of ±5.5 points.
- A separate CNN survey of the broader electorate last week found only 38% said Trump’s policies would move the country in the right direction, with 61% saying the opposite.