Americans may have elected Donald Trump to a second term in November, but that doesn’t mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet or effectively manage government spending,

Americans don't have high confidence in Trump on Cabinet choices or managing government spending, new AP-NORC poll finds.

As several of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for high-level positions in his administration face scrutiny on Capitol Hill, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that Americans have their own doubts.

About half of U.S. adults are "not at all confident" in President-elect Trump's ability to appoint qualified people to his administration, per an AP-NORC poll released on Friday. Why it matters: The lack of confidence from respondents undercuts Trump's claim to have won a mandate from voters as he finalizes Cabinet picks and fine tunes policy proposals.

Just 3 in 10 Americans feel confident Trump will appoint qualified people to his cabinet, effectively manage a government budget and successfully oversee military endeavors

About half of U.S. adults are “not at all confident” in Trump’s ability to appoint well-qualified people for high-level government positions.