* Poll shows Americans uneasy with Trump’s Russia alignment
* Republicans divided on Trump’s territorial expansion plans
* Americans don’t see expansionism as a priority
>More than half of Americans, including one in four Republicans, think President Donald Trump is “too closely aligned” with Russia, as he radically realigns U.S. foreign policy, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
>The two-day poll completed on Wednesday also found little appetite among Americans for Trump’s expansionist agenda, as the Republican president talks of acquiring Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal.
>Some 56% of respondents, including 89% of Democrats and 27% of Republicans, agreed with a statement that Trump was too close to Moscow. Overall, 40% of respondents disagreed with that statement and 4% did not answer the question.
>Trump has turned American foreign policy on its head since starting his second term as U.S. president in January, including berating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a televised meeting as uncommitted to peace with Russia, America’s Cold War foe.
>His administration has since proposed a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia that the Kremlin has responded to coolly.
>America’s pivot on Russia, under a president who has in the past expressed admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin, has jolted U.S. allies, fueling discussion in Europe over where U.S. allies there need to plan their own defenses without counting on help from the United States.
>Trump has argued that his stance is necessary to bring an end to the war, which he pledged during last year’s presidential election campaign to accomplish on his first day in office. The Reuters/Ipsos poll also showed many Americans back a key plank to his more transactional approach to aiding Ukraine.
>Nearly half – or 44% – of respondents in the poll said they support Trump’s plan of “conditioning U.S. military support for Ukraine on the U.S. getting a share of Ukraine’s mineral wealth.” Two-thirds of Republicans backed the idea, as did one in five Democrats.
>Overall, Trump’s approval rating has held steady for the past few weeks at 44% — higher than either he or Democratic President Joe Biden enjoyed over most of their last terms in office.
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Too bad voters dont give a shit about FoPo
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Cool. Would have been better if you guys noticed that back when you voted him in
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Is this because Vance has started claiming Putin inherited the role of God’s regent through Sophia Palaiologina?
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* Poll shows Americans uneasy with Trump’s Russia alignment
* Republicans divided on Trump’s territorial expansion plans
* Americans don’t see expansionism as a priority
>More than half of Americans, including one in four Republicans, think President Donald Trump is “too closely aligned” with Russia, as he radically realigns U.S. foreign policy, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
>The two-day poll completed on Wednesday also found little appetite among Americans for Trump’s expansionist agenda, as the Republican president talks of acquiring Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal.
>Some 56% of respondents, including 89% of Democrats and 27% of Republicans, agreed with a statement that Trump was too close to Moscow. Overall, 40% of respondents disagreed with that statement and 4% did not answer the question.
>Trump has turned American foreign policy on its head since starting his second term as U.S. president in January, including berating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a televised meeting as uncommitted to peace with Russia, America’s Cold War foe.
>His administration has since proposed a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia that the Kremlin has responded to coolly.
>America’s pivot on Russia, under a president who has in the past expressed admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin, has jolted U.S. allies, fueling discussion in Europe over where U.S. allies there need to plan their own defenses without counting on help from the United States.
>Trump has argued that his stance is necessary to bring an end to the war, which he pledged during last year’s presidential election campaign to accomplish on his first day in office. The Reuters/Ipsos poll also showed many Americans back a key plank to his more transactional approach to aiding Ukraine.
>Nearly half – or 44% – of respondents in the poll said they support Trump’s plan of “conditioning U.S. military support for Ukraine on the U.S. getting a share of Ukraine’s mineral wealth.” Two-thirds of Republicans backed the idea, as did one in five Democrats.
>Overall, Trump’s approval rating has held steady for the past few weeks at 44% — higher than either he or Democratic President Joe Biden enjoyed over most of their last terms in office.
!ping Fivey&Foreign-policy
Too bad voters dont give a shit about FoPo
Cool. Would have been better if you guys noticed that back when you voted him in
Is this because Vance has started claiming Putin inherited the role of God’s regent through Sophia Palaiologina?