At the start of his second presidency, Trump said he would “work together, very closely” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine – a very different approach to that of his predecessor, Joe Biden.
The Pew research found 43% of respondents thought Trump favoured Russia too much – a higher number than the 31% who said he was striking the right balance between both sides.
Since the survey was conducted, however, Trump’s mood appears to have changed. He has said he is “very angry” with Putin over Ukraine negotiations.
Meanwhile, Trump’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has grown increasingly close this year.
Answering a question about whether Trump was favouring Israelis or Palestinians, 31% of those surveyed thought he favoured Israelis too much. Close behind at 29% were those who thought Trump was striking the right balance.
Larger than either of these, however, was the group of respondents who were not sure (37%). Just 3% felt he was favouring Palestinians too much.