Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Budget Bill Gets Absolutely Smoked in 2 Dismal New Polls

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The “Big, Beautiful” budget bill backed by President Donald Trump is a polling loser — two new surveys show.

A poll published by the Washington Post Tuesday shows just 23 percent of Americans support the legislation, while 42 percent oppose it. The good news from the poll for Trump — if there is any — is that a large segment of the populous is still on the fence, as 34 percent say they have no opinion about the bill.

But a poll from KFF (formerly known as the Kaiser Family Foundation) shows views about the bill are more entrenched. The KFF poll shows 64 percent hold unfavorable views on the bill, while 35 percent have a favorable opinion.

Among the specific areas of concern, according to the Post, are the bill’s proposed extension of tax cuts for those making more than $400,000 per year, a reduction in federal funding for food assistance to low-income households, and a proposed outlay of $45 billion to build and maintain migrant detention centers. All three of those aspects of the legislation are deeply underwater — with the reduction in food assistance funding coming out the least popular, with 66 percent opposing, and 23 percent supporting.

Though the Post poll found some voters could be convinced, the bad news for President Trump is that the more people learn about the bill, the less they like it. Among those who say they have heard a “great deal or a good amount” about the bill, 64 percent oppose it, while 33 percent support it.

New reporting from Axios Tuesday suggests the bill is far from a done deal. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is on record as a “no,” while an unnamed Republican Senator told Axios, “We’re further away than we were before.”

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