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.
But when it comes to a key conflict at home, impeachment, attitudes are more mixed, with Americans split in their assessment of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's motivations for delaying the transmittal of the articles of impeachment.
ABC News/Ipsos Poll_Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump is handling the current situation with Iran?Overall attitudes about Trump and the consequences of his actions against Iran largely were driven by Independents, a critical target for both parties in electoral politics. The poll showed a majority of Independents, 57%, and all U.S. adults, 56%, disapproving of Trump's handling of the situation with Iran, with 43% of both Independents and U.S. adults approving.
ABC News/Ipsos Poll_ Do you think the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has made the United StatesIn the aftermath of the U.S. strike, only 28% of Independents, and 25% of Americans, said they felt more safe, while just over half, 51% of Independents and 52% of U.S. adults, said they felt less safe.
A net total of 94% of Democrats, and 52% of Republicans, are either very concerned or somewhat concerned about the possibility of entering into another war in the Middle East, compared with 6% of Democrats and 48% of Republicans who said they were not so concerned or not concerned at all.
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