Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran situation, ABC News/Ipsos poll shows
A majority of respondents in a recent poll say they disapprove of the way President Trump is handling Iran amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran and feel less safe because of it.
The poll, conducted by ABC News/Ipsos shows that 56 percent of respondents said they disapproved of Trump’s handling of Iran policy, while 52 percent said that the president’s decision to carry out a military airstrike to kill Iran’s military commander Qassem Soleimani has made the United States less safe overall.
BREAKING: 56% of Americans say they disapprove of Pres. Trump’s handling of the current situation in Iran, a new @ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. https://t.co/s1gYiBXNzf pic.twitter.com/zFkPOLtxwk
— ABC News (@ABC) January 12, 2020
“This suggests that despite Iran appearing to deescalate after a rocket strike on U.S. bases in Iraq caused no fatalities, this has not been a ‘win’ for the President, nor has the American public’s view on the crisis softened,” Ipsos said in a statement.
An overwhelming 94 percent of Democrats and more than half of Republicans – 52 percent – are either “very” or “somewhat” concerned about a new war. But almost nine in ten Republicans – 87 percent – back Trump on Iran, the poll showed.
CBS News' @elizapalmer gives an update on where things stand for the embattled Iranian regime with her reporter's notebook from Tehran pic.twitter.com/gofJKDSvO6
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 12, 2020
The poll, conducted on Friday and Saturday, spoke to 525 adults and has a margin of error of 4.8 percentage points.
Bret Gibson is a TribLive digital producer. A South Hills resident, he started working for the Trib in 1998. He can be reached at bgibson@triblive.com.
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