It's "a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we have never seen," said MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One where he signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 Gulf of America Day as he travels from West Palm Beach, Fla. to New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) AP

A Pew Research Center survey found President Donald Trump has the highest approval rating less than a month back in office compared to any point in his first term.

After winning the 2024 election by 1.5 percentage points, President Trump claimed “an unprecedented and powerful mandate” to “give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy and indeed their freedom” — and he has spent his first three weeks back in the White House aggressively implementing his agenda.

That has created plenty of buzz, and some warranted concern, too, but for the most part his approval ratings have been as high as they have ever been. But at least one result from a recent Pew Research poll shows that folks still have plenty of doubt when it comes to just how effective all of this will be long-term.