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America's Republican voters believe former President Donald Trump is a more reliable source of information about the Russia-Ukraine conflict than either their government or the media, a new poll has shown.
The CBS News/YouGov survey, released on Sunday, found that 79% of Republicans trust Trump for information on the Ukraine crisis. That compares with 60% trust for the US military, 56% for conservative media outlets, 33% for "journalists in the war zone," and just 27% for the US State Department.
The poll, which was conducted earlier this week, also showed waning public support for continuing to send weapons to Kiev. Just 53% of US adults believe their government should give military aid to Ukraine, down from 72% two years ago. While 74% of Democrats favor continued weapons shipments, independents are evenly divided (50%-50%), and 61% of Republicans are opposed.
Opposition to Ukraine aid is even higher among Trump supporters, 69% of whom say the US should not send more munitions to Kiev. Among other Republicans, 55% hold the same view, and 45% say Washington should continue to arm Ukrainian forces.
Republicans also are less likely to view Russia as an adversary. Just 29% of Republican voters say Moscow is an "enemy," compared with 47% of Democrats and 36% of independents. More than three in ten (31%) of Republicans see Russia as an "ally," the poll found, while 40% say it's "unfriendly."
Views of Russia vary not only by political party, but also by age. Americans aged 50 and above - old enough to have been an adult during the Cold War - are about 50% more likely than younger respondents to see Russia as an "enemy." However, only one-third of US adults realize that their country won the Cold War. Other responses were that the US lost (5%), neither won nor lost (32%) or "don't remember" (30%).
Support for Ukraine aid is highest (72%) among Americans who believe the US has a "responsibility to promote democracy" across the world, the poll showed. Among those who see no such obligation for their country, only 28% believe Washington should give military aid to Ukraine.
Just 39% of US adults approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the Ukraine crisis. Similarly, 33% approve of Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war. Six in ten Americans say their president should urge Israel to either scale back or halt its military operations in Gaza.
Comment: Ain't lookin' good for Creepy Joe. The Dems better have their rig machinery tuned up. It will probably have to run full steam if they hope to lever the corpse back into office.