President Donald Trump‘s address to Congress was a hit with viewers but DailyMail.com polling shows how one portion of his speech particularly resonated with neutral observers.
Fifteen minutes into Tuesday night’s speech, he turns to one of the issues that drove his election campaign.
‘I signed an order making it the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female,’ he says.
When the response of viewers is plotted in real time it shows that neutrals like what they are hearing. The ‘worm’ of their responses ticks up, according to analysis by pollsters at J.L. Partners.
Trump pauses as his audience in the House chamber applaud, before continuing.
‘I also signed an executive order to ban men from playing in women’s sports,’ he says, sending the independents’ worm in an upward direction again.
Even people who declared themselves to be Democrats show an uptick at that point, although their overall response remains negative.
When J.L. Partners polled 774 people immediately after the speech ended, that segment was by far the most popular.
U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night, delivering the longest address in history
‘I signed an order making it the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female,’ he said.
Almost two thirds (64 percent) said they approved of the section on removing trans competitors from women’s sports. Some 21 percent said they disapproved.
The next most popular was the part on border security, another big campaign promise.
‘On the substance it was trans and gender issues that stole the show,’ said J.L. Partners cofounder James Johnson. ‘With the border in second, Trump’s comments on men in women’s sports got the biggest thumbs up from viewers.
‘Our worm analysis also shows it was the moment in the night that got Independents stoked up too.
‘Where viewers were less sure was on tariffs: perhaps a sign of the pressures to come on a day the stock market declined sharply in response to renewed levies on Canada and Mexico.’
Some 47 percent said they approved of the section on tariffs, with 36 saying they disapproved.
His remarks on Ukraine and Russia were also more polarizing than other sections.
However, overall Trump enjoyed a positive night. Although he faced opposition in the chamber from Democrats, our poll (which because of viewing bias skewed 42 percent Republican, 24 percent Independent, and 32 percent Democrat) gave him an approval score of 57 percent to 32 percent.
The protests began as Trump entered the chamber with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
Johnson said Trump remained in the ascendant since being sworn in.
‘Earlier this week we found that Trump had his highest approval rating yet: The reaction to this speech shows that this is not changing anytime soon.
‘For now, the Trump ascendancy continues. Perhaps the best benchmark is Trump’s own: He went into the evening saying he was going to “tell it like it is”. Six in ten felt he did just that.’
The speech was the longest in history at 99 minutes.
It was part victory lap and part campaign speech, as Trump attacked his predecessor Joe Biden 13 times.
But it was mostly a chance to lay out his achievements after a whirlwind month and a half in office.
‘It has been nothing but swift and unrelenting action,’ he said. ‘The people elected me to do the job, and I am doing it.’
Democrats met him with walkouts and protests from the very start. But Trump was not fazed and used it as an opportunity to hit back.
Melania Trump received a standing ovation as she arrived
‘I look at the Democrats in front of me, and I realize there is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy or to make them stand or smile or applaud, nothing I can do,’ he said.
‘These people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements.’
Some of the biggest applause came during made-for-television moments.
Trump highlighted the story of 13-year-old DJ Daniel who had dreamed of becoming a police officer despite being struck by brain cancer, before directing Sean Curran, director of the United States Secret Service, to make him an honorary Secret Service agent.
And moments later he introduced high school senior Jason Hartley who wants to follow in his father’s legacy of service by attending the US Military Academy at West Point.
‘That’s a very big deal getting in,’ said the president. ‘That’s a hard one to get into, but I’m pleased to inform you that your application has been accepted.’
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