Only one in four Americans approves of the US strikes, as part of a joint US-Israeli operation, that killed Iran’s leader yesterday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force, finds a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded today.
Some 27 percent of respondents say they approve of the strikes, while 43% disapprove and 29% are not sure. About nine in 10 respondents say they have heard at least a little about the strikes, which began early yesterday.
Some 56% of Americans think Trump, who has also ordered strikes in Venezuela, Syria, and Nigeria in recent months, is too willing to use military force to advance US interests. The vast majority of Democrats — 87% — hold this view, as do 23% of Republicans and 60% of people who do not identify with either political party.
The poll, which began yesterday after the strikes got underway, gathered responses online from 1,282 US adults nationwide. It had a margin of error of three percentage points.
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