As Trump prepares to meet Putin in Alaska today, a new survey finds that a majority of Americans are not confident that Trump can make wise decisions about the war in Ukraine.
The Pew Research Center survey showed that 59% of Americans said they lacked confidence in the president’s decision-making on Russia, while 40% say they are confident he can make wise decisions on the conflict that started in 2022.
According to the survey, 33% of respondents said Trump is favoring Russia too much, and 6% said he is favoring Ukraine too much. Twenty-eight percent said Trump is striking about the right balance, while 32% are not sure.
Americans remain divided over whether the United States has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s invasion: 50% said the U.S. does have a responsibility and 47% said it does not, according to the survey.
The share of Republicans who say America has that responsibility has increased 12 percentage points since March, to 35% from 23%. Among Democrats, 66% said the U.S. has a duty to aid Ukraine.
The survey was conducted Aug. 4-10 among 3,554 adults.