dThis week, Ukrainian President Voldymi Zelensky tribes are working with the Russian president as “dictators” to show that traditional US security support in Europe is declining, Ukrainian President Vol. Onald Trump’s shocking and false attack on Deemy Zelensky may have surprised US allies overseas, but has seen a greater response among Americans in their homes showing that it has been more urged They are divided.
Reflecting the country’s deep partisan attitude towards the new president and his “America-First” foreign policy doctrine, the vote is far more likely to oppose Republicans’ additional help in war-torn Ukraine It suggests that. A Pew Research Centre survey earlier this month found that only 47% of Republicans but 14% of Democrats believe the US is providing too much support to Ukraine. American adults (9% of Republicans and 5% of Democrats) said the US is providing too much support to Ukraine.
Many voters on the left say Trump’s comments are afraid that the president’s stance on Ukraine will further unlock Russian leader Vladimir Putin, putting national security at risk.
“It’s an outrageous denial of the truth, and it shows loyalty to Russia and Putin, among other things,” said Carla Bales, a Washington constituent who supported Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. “We alienate our allies and bring us closer to World War I.”
Other Harris voters feel the same way, but many say they are not surprised to see Trump expressing minimal support for Ukraine during the campaign. It tacitly condemns Russian invasions, suggesting that Kiev could “take a deal” to avoid the war and be looked at in fear.
“I’m tired of Trump’s foreign policy,” said Dona Williams Landis, a Harris voter in North Carolina. “He has abandoned 200 years of intentional diplomacy that will build peace through negotiation and freedom.”
Some Americans have reduced historic world leaders in the face of fascism, such as Neville Chamberlain, the former British prime minister who ultimately adopted a disastrous approach to reconciliation with Adolf Hitler. I went to compare it with.
“We can’t understand whether Trump is Neville Chamberlain in Munich or Vidkun Kisling in Norway,” said Connecticut Harris voter David Cohen. “In any case, his approach is bad for Europe, the US and democracy.”
Among Republicans, Trump himself maintains almost unanimous support with a 93% approval rating, but his Zelensky criticism has made him criticised even among his most loyal supporters. It can be made vulnerable against it. Gallup’s poll showed that 80% of Republicans approved Trump’s approach to the situation in Ukraine, marking one of his weakest policy areas as fellow members of his party.
Judy Kim, a registered Republican voter in California, nevertheless supports Harris in the election, seeking to create a dictatorship for Trump and working with authoritarian leaders like Putin. He criticized him.
“Isolationism has never been a success,” Kim said. “Americans support NATO and Ukraine. They need to encourage relations with democratic allies in Europe and around the world, rather than dictators like Putin.”
Another Trump voter in California who chose to remain anonymous said he did not support President Putin’s embrace and feared that he would drive the United States to the brink of disaster.
“It put the United States and the world in a very dangerous situation,” voters said. “I didn’t vote for his stance on Europe.”
However, some Trump supporters have celebrated Ukraine and his approach to foreign policy more widely, claiming that US allies had previously relied too much on the country’s financial support.
Pennsylvania Trump voter Peter Jorgenson described the president’s handling of foreign policy as a “winning” for the US, saying, “As for fundraising, there’s a clear message that for fundraising, and everyone is over. I think so. You need to be careful about your own security.”
It remains unclear whether Trump’s attacks on Ukraine will have a negative impact on his position with US voters. Before Trump unleashed his attack on Zelensky, a Gallup poll conducted earlier this month found Trump’s approval rating of 45%, which hasn’t changed in virtually since last month.
Zelensky himself is widely popular with Americans, with 47% saying positive opinions, 28% saying negative opinions, and 28% saying negative opinions, according to a YouGov/Economist poll this week. I’ve expressed my opinion, but again, Democrats had a far better advantage over evenly divided Republicans.
In at least one case, Trump’s approach to Putin has already cost him the vote. The Florida man who spoke on condition of anonymity and said he supported Trump in 2016 and 2020 was not in 2024. The time when the United States needs it the most.
“Trump has some kind of dream for President Putin,” voters said. “He doesn’t seem to understand that President Putin will lie, deceive, do anything to control Russia and win internationally at any cost. President Putin wants to control everything in Europe. I think so, and I won’t be able to stop there.”
