Trojans dislike Trump, survey shows

A recent CVHS student survey conducted indicated a strong disapproval of President Donald Trump. Of 303 students who participated in this survey, 86.5% disapproved of Trump’s overall job performance while only 13.5% approved of it.

Overall disapproval of Trump’s presidency remained consistent across all categories taken into account. 

Immigration policy received particularly high levels of criticism. Approximately 88% of respondents disapproved of Trump’s approach to immigration, which included policies such as deportations, border wall expansion, travel bans, and efforts to challenge birthright citizenship. Only about 12% of students expressed approval of these policies.

“The fact that people that are legal in the USA are getting detained by ICE is a huge problem. [President Trump] said only illegals [get arrested and deported], but ICE goes after any Mexican they see,” said senior Nathan Hickey.

The overwhelming number of responses like these indicates strong opposition to these measures among the student body, but Trump does have supporters, also. 

“I’ve researched DOJ and DHS laws with ICE and immigration policies. All of it is fully legal and has been done before 60 years ago,” said junior Roman Garcia.

Economic policy also faced widespread disapproval, with 81.8% of students opposed Trump’s handling of economic issues, including tariffs, tax decreases, employment, inflation, affordability, the budget deficit, and national debt. While 18.2% approved of his economic policies (the highest approval rate across all categories), it still represented a clear minority. 

“He is destroying the economy as we speak and soon no one can buy any essential needs for ourselves,” said junior James Stein.

Similarly, Trump’s foreign policy decisions were viewed unfavorably by most respondents. 

“He is bringing us closer to another war,” claimed junior Ivan Han.

“We did not need that for America. No one besides the oil companies wanted that,” junior Ella Hull said.

About 82.5% disapproved of actions such as the abrupt invasion of Venezuela and the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, while 17.5% approved. These results suggest student concern regarding global stability and climate-related policy decisions.

Trump’s education policies generated the strongest negative response in the survey. An overwhelming 90.1% of respondents disapproved of Trump’s education-related policies, including changes to diversity, equality, trans-related policies, ethnic studies, financial aid programs, and proposals to shut down the Department of Education and shift power to state governments. 

“We need this stuff. History is history—it doesn’t take sides, and learning about history doesn’t brain wash you,” senior Sky Johnson said. “It teaches you about the mistakes of the past and how to prevent them. By shutting down the department of education and removing so much from programs only serves to make people dumber and easier to control.” 

Only 9.9% approved of these policies, making education the most heavily criticized area among students. 

“I have no knowledge of these things but I haven’t heard any people complaining about it online or any major news headings of these sorts of things so it can’t be that bad,” said Jacob Heisick.

While a small percentage of respondents expressed approval of Trump’s numerous policies across different categories, the survey results immensely reflect student dissatisfaction. Overall, the findings suggest that students at CVHS hold critical views of Trump’s presidency, particularly regarding policies that directly impact their education, future opportunities, and social environment.