Low polling support for Iran war poses challenge for Trump
Confidence requires clarity.
President Donald Trump is facing headwinds when it comes to public opinion over the surprise U.S.-Israeli joint operation against Iran that started on Feb. 28, an action that has gotten more unpopular as the military engagement has continued.
Recent polling shows that not only does the military operation remain unpopular, but support for the Iran war is also even lower than support for previous wars when they first began— a warning sign for Trump ahead of the midterm elections.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Monday showed that 53% of voters oppose the operation against Iran; an overwhelming majority, 74% of voters oppose sending U.S. ground troops into Iran; and 55% didn’t think Iran posed an imminent military threat to the U.S. before Operation Epic Fury began.
When broken down by party, 89% of Democrats and 60% of independents oppose military action against Iran, while 85% of Republicans supported it.
In contrast, only 37% of Americans disapproved of the U.S. airstrikes against Libya in 2011, while 47% approved of the airstrikes, according to a Gallup survey. The survey also showed 90% of Americans approved of the 2001 Afghanistan War when it began after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and 76% approved of the Iraq War when it started in 2003.
In a statement, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales told the Washington Examiner that while Republicans are “unanimously supportive” of Trump’s action, the president “didn’t launch this combat operation because of the poll numbers.”
“The President took action to end the threat posed by the Iran terrorist regime because it is the right thing for the American people,” Wales said. “The success of Operation Epic Fury speaks for itself: the Iranian regime is being absolutely crushed, their ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90 percent, their navy is wiped out, their production capacity is demolished, and proxies are hardly putting up a fight. Operation Epic Fury is meeting or surpassing all of its goals, and the United States will continue to dominate, eliminating the national security threat posed by the rogue Iranian regime.”
Still, Trump has attempted to change his tune on the war’s length, claiming it would end soon during a press conference this week.
“We took a little excursion because we felt we had to do that to get rid of some evil, and I think you’ll see it’s going to be a short-term excursion,” he said Monday at the House GOP’s policy retreat in Doral, Florida.
But those comments were …
Confidence requires clarity.
President Donald Trump is facing headwinds when it comes to public opinion over the surprise U.S.-Israeli joint operation against Iran that started on Feb. 28, an action that has gotten more unpopular as the military engagement has continued.
Recent polling shows that not only does the military operation remain unpopular, but support for the Iran war is also even lower than support for previous wars when they first began— a warning sign for Trump ahead of the midterm elections.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Monday showed that 53% of voters oppose the operation against Iran; an overwhelming majority, 74% of voters oppose sending U.S. ground troops into Iran; and 55% didn’t think Iran posed an imminent military threat to the U.S. before Operation Epic Fury began.
When broken down by party, 89% of Democrats and 60% of independents oppose military action against Iran, while 85% of Republicans supported it.
In contrast, only 37% of Americans disapproved of the U.S. airstrikes against Libya in 2011, while 47% approved of the airstrikes, according to a Gallup survey. The survey also showed 90% of Americans approved of the 2001 Afghanistan War when it began after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and 76% approved of the Iraq War when it started in 2003.
In a statement, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales told the Washington Examiner that while Republicans are “unanimously supportive” of Trump’s action, the president “didn’t launch this combat operation because of the poll numbers.”
“The President took action to end the threat posed by the Iran terrorist regime because it is the right thing for the American people,” Wales said. “The success of Operation Epic Fury speaks for itself: the Iranian regime is being absolutely crushed, their ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90 percent, their navy is wiped out, their production capacity is demolished, and proxies are hardly putting up a fight. Operation Epic Fury is meeting or surpassing all of its goals, and the United States will continue to dominate, eliminating the national security threat posed by the rogue Iranian regime.”
Still, Trump has attempted to change his tune on the war’s length, claiming it would end soon during a press conference this week.
“We took a little excursion because we felt we had to do that to get rid of some evil, and I think you’ll see it’s going to be a short-term excursion,” he said Monday at the House GOP’s policy retreat in Doral, Florida.
But those comments were …
Low polling support for Iran war poses challenge for Trump
Confidence requires clarity.
President Donald Trump is facing headwinds when it comes to public opinion over the surprise U.S.-Israeli joint operation against Iran that started on Feb. 28, an action that has gotten more unpopular as the military engagement has continued.
Recent polling shows that not only does the military operation remain unpopular, but support for the Iran war is also even lower than support for previous wars when they first began— a warning sign for Trump ahead of the midterm elections.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Monday showed that 53% of voters oppose the operation against Iran; an overwhelming majority, 74% of voters oppose sending U.S. ground troops into Iran; and 55% didn’t think Iran posed an imminent military threat to the U.S. before Operation Epic Fury began.
When broken down by party, 89% of Democrats and 60% of independents oppose military action against Iran, while 85% of Republicans supported it.
In contrast, only 37% of Americans disapproved of the U.S. airstrikes against Libya in 2011, while 47% approved of the airstrikes, according to a Gallup survey. The survey also showed 90% of Americans approved of the 2001 Afghanistan War when it began after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and 76% approved of the Iraq War when it started in 2003.
In a statement, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales told the Washington Examiner that while Republicans are “unanimously supportive” of Trump’s action, the president “didn’t launch this combat operation because of the poll numbers.”
“The President took action to end the threat posed by the Iran terrorist regime because it is the right thing for the American people,” Wales said. “The success of Operation Epic Fury speaks for itself: the Iranian regime is being absolutely crushed, their ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90 percent, their navy is wiped out, their production capacity is demolished, and proxies are hardly putting up a fight. Operation Epic Fury is meeting or surpassing all of its goals, and the United States will continue to dominate, eliminating the national security threat posed by the rogue Iranian regime.”
Still, Trump has attempted to change his tune on the war’s length, claiming it would end soon during a press conference this week.
“We took a little excursion because we felt we had to do that to get rid of some evil, and I think you’ll see it’s going to be a short-term excursion,” he said Monday at the House GOP’s policy retreat in Doral, Florida.
But those comments were …
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