Logo

A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Trump is handling the situation in Iran and believe the drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani makes the country less safe, a poll released Sunday shows.

Fifty-six percent of respondents disapprove of Trump’s grasp of the conflict with Tehran, while 43 percent approve and 2 percent skipped answering the question, according to an ABC News/Ipsos Poll.

Asked about the consequences of the drone strike on Soleimani, 52 percent said it made the US less safe, 25 percent said more safe, 22 percent said it didn’t have any effect, while 1 percent didn’t respond.

Broken down by party lines, 87 percent of Republicans back Trump’s handling of Iran and 54 percent say they feel safer, while 90 percent of Democrats disapproved and 82 percent felt less safe.

The survey also found that 73 percent are “very” or “somewhat” concerned that the US could become involved in a full-scale war with Iran, and 27 percent said they were “not so” or “not concerned at all” about the possibility.

The poll surveyed 525 people between Jan. 10-11.

It has a plus/minus 4.8 percentage point margin of error.

Comments
anonymous profile image
Powered by RoundtableBuilt on infrastructure designed for real-time media. Learn more at RTB.io.© Roundtable 2026. By using this site you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy