Picking up on President Trump's "America First" Inauguration theme, more and more Americans now believe they should "buy American," and they want to administration to do more to help American firms at home.

The latest Rasmussen Reports poll found that 83 percent believe they should buy American. And 38 percent said buying in the U.S. is "very important."

However, a majority, 52 percent, think the government is a weak partner with American businesses.

Rasmussen said, "52 percent of Americans don't think the government does enough to protect U.S. manufacturers and businesses from foreign competition. Just 11 percent think the government does too much to protect American businesses, while 24 percent think the level of government protection is about right."

Other key findings:

— 63% of Republicans say the government is not doing enough to protect domestic manufacturers and businesses, compared to 45% of Democrats.

— The more importance one attaches to buying American, the more likely they are to think the government's not doing enough to protect domestic businesses and manufacturers.

— By a 73% to 16% margin, Americans believe it is more important to keep manufacturing jobs in the United States than it is to keep prices low for U.S. consumers.

— Voters think Trump will do better than former President Obama when it comes to protecting U.S. jobs and creating new ones.

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com