A new Gallup survey shows that only 44 percent of Americans think President-elect Trump can prevent major scandals in his administration. This isn’t normal. By contrast, 74 percent said the same about then-President-elect Obama just before he took office and 77 percent about then-President-elect George W. Bush.

Americans have dramatically less confidence in Trump than they had when Obama, Bush and President Clinton were about to take office. Five poll questions showed this pattern.