There’s no honeymoon for Donald Trump in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, but also no regrets: He approaches his 100th day in office with the lowest approval rating at this point of any president in polls since 1945 –- yet 96 percent of those who supported him in November […] Read more »
The Foreign Policy Establishment or Donald Trump: Which Better Reflects American Opinion?
It is an open secret that most US foreign policy experts opposed the presidency of Donald Trump. In fact, more than one hundred Republican foreign policy professionals went so far as to sign an open letter declaring that they would not vote for him. For his part, as a candidate, […] Read more »
Why presidential candidates (like Trump) campaign as isolationists but (like Trump) govern as hawks
When President Trump bombed Syria last week, many observers were surprised. Trump campaigned on an isolationist “America First” foreign policy. In a series of now-famous tweets, Trump had specifically warned President Barack Obama against military intervention in Syria. … And yet before his first three months were up, he did […] Read more »
International Tensions Heightened, Say Many Americans
Despite a political environment fractured by partisan differences, there is consensus among Americans that tensions around the world are escalating. And, a great deal of agreement exists about the powers that pose the greatest threat to the national security of the United States. CONT. Marist Poll Read more »
Americans lack confidence in Trump’s ability to handle North Korea
More than half of Americans are worried about President Donald Trump’s ability to handle the situation with North Korea’s nuclear program, according to a new CBS News poll. CONT. CBS News Read more »
Americans hold very negative views of North Korea amid nuclear tensions
Americans have uniformly negative views of North Korea and its nuclear ambitions – a subject likely to be high on the agenda when President Donald Trump meets in Florida this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Roughly two-thirds of Americans (65%) are very concerned about North Korea having nuclear weapons. […] Read more »