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AP-NORC poll: Most Americans oppose Trump's foreign policy
Source: Associated Press
AP-NORC poll: Most Americans oppose Trump’s foreign policy
By DEB RIECHMANN and HANNAH FINGERHUT
January 28, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling U.S. foreign policy and about half think the country’s global standing will deteriorate during the next year, according to new poll that highlighted the nation’s partisan divide on foreign issues.
The poll, conducted by Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, also found the public split about the president’s plan to remove U.S. troops from Syria and possibly Afghanistan — and about a quarter don’t have an opinion one way or the other.
Overall, the president receives low marks from the public for his job handling foreign policy — 35 percent approve, while 63 percent disapprove. Like other issues, the partisan divide is startling. While 76 percent of Republicans approve, just 8 percent of Democrats say the same.
“I just think that any time you buddy up with Russia or North Korea, it’s going to be bad business,” said Samantha Flowers, a 30-year-old third-grade teacher from Columbia, Missouri.
“Also, the way that he’s handling our neighboring countries — Mexico in particular. I think it just goes against our American values in general. We’ve been a welcoming and compassionate country,” she said before starting to recite words emblazoned on the Statue of Liberty, which reads in part: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
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By DEB RIECHMANN and HANNAH FINGERHUT
January 28, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling U.S. foreign policy and about half think the country’s global standing will deteriorate during the next year, according to new poll that highlighted the nation’s partisan divide on foreign issues.
The poll, conducted by Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, also found the public split about the president’s plan to remove U.S. troops from Syria and possibly Afghanistan — and about a quarter don’t have an opinion one way or the other.
Overall, the president receives low marks from the public for his job handling foreign policy — 35 percent approve, while 63 percent disapprove. Like other issues, the partisan divide is startling. While 76 percent of Republicans approve, just 8 percent of Democrats say the same.
“I just think that any time you buddy up with Russia or North Korea, it’s going to be bad business,” said Samantha Flowers, a 30-year-old third-grade teacher from Columbia, Missouri.
“Also, the way that he’s handling our neighboring countries — Mexico in particular. I think it just goes against our American values in general. We’ve been a welcoming and compassionate country,” she said before starting to recite words emblazoned on the Statue of Liberty, which reads in part: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/0d9271aba67143bcb1a7604459046975