A new poll from CBS News shows that Americans are happy and optimistic about the economy, and credit President Donald Trump for the upswing. Yet nearly nine in 10 Americans think Trump is looking out for the interests of big business and the wealthy, while half say the same about the middle and working classes. Americans give President Donald Trump credit for the strong economy, even though they think he's looking out for big business and the rich, a new CBS News poll found. The poll found that 18% of Americans rate the economy as "very good" and 46% rate it as "somewhat good." Only 9% said they see the economy as "very bad."See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: A Nobel Prize-winning economist says Trump's tax plan won't crash the economySee Also:A plane linked to the Russian government flew into the Seychelles the day before a secret meeting that Mueller is investigatingSenate Republicans are warning Trump about the risks of his plan to get Chinese smartphone giant ZTE back in businessRudy Giuliani: I 'would be surprised' if Trump knew about 2016 meeting with RussiansSEE ALSO: 'Ouch': The global economy is having a painful start to 2018 DON'T MISS: Trump is punting on one of his biggest goals for the year