Here are some quotes from President Trump’s State of the Union speech. Which of these, if any, do you agree with?

Here are some quotes from President Trump’s State of the Union speech. Which of these, if any, do you agree with? Published on February 1, 2018 → Survey conducted on February 1, 2018 on 6377 U.S. adults

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“Over the last year, we have made incredible progress and achieved extraordinary success”

25%

“Over the last year, the world has seen what we always knew: that no people on Earth are so fearless, or daring, or determined as Americans”

23%

“We eliminated an especially cruel tax [system]”

21%

“This is our new American moment. There has never been a better time to start living the American Dream”

21%

“If you work hard, if you believe in yourself, if you believe in America, then you can dream anything, you can be anything, and together, we can achieve anything”

37%

“The era of economic surrender is over. From now on, we expect trading relationships to be fair and to be reciprocal”

25%

[We need to end] “the visa lottery - a program that randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of our people”

29%

“As part of our defense, we must modernize and rebuild our nuclear arsenal”

22%

“I just signed an order directing… to keep open the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay”

23%

“As long as we have confidence in our values, faith in our citizens, and trust in our God, we will not fail”

34%

None of these

41%

“Over the last year, we have made incredible progress and achieved extraordinary success”

25%

“Over the last year, the world has seen what we always knew: that no people on Earth are so fearless, or daring, or determined as Americans”

23%

“We eliminated an especially cruel tax [system]”

21%

“This is our new American moment. There has never been a better time to start living the American Dream”

21%

“If you work hard, if you believe in yourself, if you believe in America, then you can dream anything, you can be anything, and together, we can achieve anything”

37%

“The era of economic surrender is over. From now on, we expect trading relationships to be fair and to be reciprocal”

25%

[We need to end] “the visa lottery - a program that randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of our people”

29%

“As part of our defense, we must modernize and rebuild our nuclear arsenal”

22%

“I just signed an order directing… to keep open the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay”

23%

“As long as we have confidence in our values, faith in our citizens, and trust in our God, we will not fail”

34%

None of these

41%

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