April 25, 2018 - Trump Gets Better Grades On North Korea, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But Voters Say Trump Is Making World Less Safe

American voters approve 52 - 42 percent of the way President Donald Trump is handling the nation's policy toward North Korea, and support 61 - 30 percent the military action against Syria after the alleged use of chemical weapons, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.





President Trump received a negative 44 - 48 percent grade for handling North Korea in a May 10, 2017 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.





Despite these positive grades, American voters disapprove 54 - 39 percent of the job the President is doing, compared to a 52 - 41 percent disapproval in an April 10 poll.





Trump gets negative grades for handling U.S. policy with other countries:

36 - 56 percent for handling Russia;

42 - 48 percent for handling China;

44 percent approve of his handling of Syria and 46 percent disapprove.

American voters approve 66 - 27 percent of Trump's planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, but say 51 - 45 percent they do not have confidence in Trump to handle the situation with North Korea.





Voters also say 73 - 19 percent that North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons.





"President Donald Trump remains as unpopular as ever when voters rate his job performance overall," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"But in two key policy areas - North Korea and Syria - that have dominated the news flow over the last few weeks, he is getting better grades.





"He gets a small majority of voters approving his dealings with North Korea and 2-1 backing for his Syria attack. And, by more than that margin, voters back his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un."





"But these two areas seem to be the exception to the rule that has kept President Trump's popularity in the dumpster for his entire presidency," Brown added.





"Even as voters give him higher grades on North Korea and Syria, they do not think he is making the world a safer place."





President Trump is making the world safer, 37 percent of American voters say, but 55 percent say Trump is making the world less safe.





Members of the president's national security team get good grades as voters approve:

59 - 22 percent of the job Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is doing;

42 - 29 percent of the job Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo is doing;

63 - 17 percent of the job United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is doing;

44 - 35 percent of the job White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is doing.

Voters split 37 - 35 percent in their approval of National Security Advisor John Bolton.





Approval of Congress and Its Leaders





American voters disapprove 69 - 22 percent of the job Republicans in Congress are doing and disapprove 66 - 26 percent of the job Democrats in Congress are doing.





Voters say 48 - 40 percent, including 48 - 36 percent among independent voters, they would like the Democratic Party to win control of the House of Representatives in this year's elections.





Voters say 48 - 42 percent, including 47 - 40 percent among independent voters, they would like to see Democrats win control of the U.S. Senate this year.





American voters do not like congressional leaders, especially Republicans, disapproving:

62 - 22 percent of the job Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is doing;

58 - 33 percent of the job House Speaker Paul Ryan is doing;

46 - 34 percent of the job Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is doing;

58 - 30 percent of the job House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is doing.

Ryan's term as House Speaker has been mainly a failure, voters say 57 - 31 percent.





From April 20 - 24, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,193 voters nationwide, with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts nationwide public opinion surveys, and statewide polls in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and Texas as a public service and for research.





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1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 39% 84% 5% 34% 48% 31% 39% 52% Disapprove 54 11 92 58 45 62 56 38 DK/NA 7 6 3 8 7 6 5 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 24% 39% 40% 48% 56% 37% 46% 14% 32% Disapprove 63 55 55 48 35 57 47 82 62 DK/NA 13 5 5 3 9 6 7 4 5

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 39 54 7 Apr 10, 2018 41 52 7 Mar 21, 2018 40 53 7 Mar 07, 2018 38 56 6 Feb 21, 2018 37 58 5 Feb 07, 2018 40 55 5 Jan 25, 2018 36 58 6 Jan 17, 2018 38 57 5 Jan 10, 2018 36 59 5 Dec 19, 2017 37 59 5

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1a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q1) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 31% 72% 3% 23% 37% 25% 28% 44% Approve smwht 8 12 2 10 10 6 11 8 Disapprove smwht 6 5 4 8 6 6 6 6 Disapprove strongly 47 5 87 49 38 56 50 33 DK/NA 8 6 4 10 9 7 5 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve strongly 18% 30% 32% 41% 44% 29% 36% 11% 24% Approve smwht 6 10 8 7 12 8 10 3 8 Disapprove smwht 10 4 6 5 5 6 6 5 7 Disapprove strongly 51 51 48 43 30 51 41 75 52 DK/NA 16 5 6 3 9 6 7 6 9

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

APPROVE...... DISAPPROVE..... Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 31 8 6 47 8 Apr 10, 2018 30 10 10 42 7 Mar 21, 2018 30 9 7 46 8 Mar 07, 2018 28 10 7 48 7 Feb 21, 2018 26 10 6 52 6 Feb 07, 2018 30 10 8 47 5 Jan 25, 2018 28 8 6 52 7 Jan 17, 2018 29 9 7 49 6 Jan 10, 2018 26 9 6 53 6 Dec 19, 2017 25 11 6 52 6

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2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 22% 49% 5% 18% 26% 19% 18% 29% Disapprove 69 43 93 75 66 72 76 59 DK/NA 8 8 3 7 7 9 5 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 16% 33% 19% 23% 26% 21% 24% 10% 31% Disapprove 71 60 75 72 64 71 68 87 61 DK/NA 13 8 6 5 9 8 9 3 8

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 22 69 8 Mar 21, 2018 25 68 7 Feb 21, 2018 22 72 6 Jan 24, 2018 24 70 6 Jan 11, 2018 21 72 7 Dec 13, 2017 20 72 8 Nov 14, 2017 15 79 6 Oct 11, 2017 17 77 6 Sep 27, 2017 15 78 7 Jun 29, 2017 25 70 5

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3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 26% 7% 53% 22% 25% 27% 26% 19% Disapprove 66 89 40 72 68 65 68 71 DK/NA 8 4 7 6 8 8 6 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 28% 22% 30% 23% 19% 26% 23% 38% 34% Disapprove 58 70 66 71 72 67 69 57 55 DK/NA 14 8 5 6 9 7 8 5 11

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 26 66 8 Mar 21, 2018 28 63 9 Feb 21, 2018 28 66 6 Jan 24, 2018 30 63 7 Jan 11, 2018 31 59 11 Dec 13, 2017 30 61 8 Nov 14, 2017 29 63 8 Oct 11, 2017 28 65 8 Sep 27, 2017 29 63 8 Jun 29, 2017 29 64 7

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4. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republican Party 40% 91% 2% 36% 47% 34% 42% 54% Democratic Party 48 4 93 48 42 53 49 32 DK/NA 12 5 5 16 11 13 9 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican Party 24% 43% 41% 48% 56% 40% 48% 11% 29% Democratic Party 58 45 50 44 33 48 41 79 58 DK/NA 18 12 9 7 11 12 12 9 13

TREND: If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives?

Rep Dem Party Party DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 40 48 12 Apr 11, 2018 43 46 11 Mar 21, 2018 43 49 9 Mar 07, 2018 38 48 15 Feb 20, 2018 38 53 9 Feb 07, 2018 40 49 11 Jan 24, 2018 38 51 11 Jan 18, 2018 39 50 10 Jan 11, 2018 35 52 13 Dec 19, 2017 37 52 12

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5. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republican Party 42% 90% 3% 40% 48% 36% 44% 55% Democratic Party 48 6 95 47 44 52 48 34 DK/NA 10 5 3 13 8 11 8 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican Party 27% 44% 43% 50% 58% 42% 49% 13% 31% Democratic Party 57 46 50 44 33 47 41 80 58 DK/NA 16 10 7 6 9 11 10 7 10

TREND: If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate?

Rep Dem Party Party DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 42 48 10 Apr 11, 2018 43 46 10 Mar 21, 2018 43 49 8 Mar 07, 2018 39 49 12 Feb 20, 2018 39 54 7 Feb 07, 2018 42 49 9 Jan 24, 2018 39 53 8 Jan 18, 2018 40 52 8 Jan 11, 2018 36 53 11 Dec 19, 2017 37 53 10

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6. In general, do you think President Trump has done a better job handling domestic policy issues or foreign policy issues?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Domestic policy 28% 40% 16% 30% 32% 25% 29% 38% Foreign policy 26 39 16 28 32 21 26 24 DK/NA 45 21 68 43 36 54 45 37 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Domestic policy 34% 29% 28% 23% 38% 29% 33% 21% 15% Foreign policy 31 28 23 26 30 21 25 22 33 DK/NA 35 43 49 51 32 49 41 57 52

7. In general, do you think that President Trump is making the world a safer place or a less safe place?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Safer 37% 81% 6% 32% 44% 31% 37% 51% Less safe 55 13 88 62 47 62 57 41 DK/NA 8 6 7 7 9 6 6 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Safer 26% 34% 38% 46% 52% 37% 44% 11% 30% Less safe 65 59 56 47 39 58 49 82 63 DK/NA 10 6 6 8 9 5 7 7 7

8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling terrorism?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 47% 87% 11% 46% 59% 36% 48% 59% Disapprove 48 11 82 49 37 58 47 35 DK/NA 6 2 8 5 4 7 5 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 34% 48% 49% 52% 67% 41% 53% 24% 36% Disapprove 60 49 46 42 29 53 42 72 59 DK/NA 6 3 5 6 4 6 5 4 5

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling terrorism?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 47 48 6 Dec 19, 2017 45 48 7 Nov 14, 2017 47 48 5 Oct 11, 2017 48 46 6 Sep 27, 2017 47 45 8 Aug 24, 2017 46 49 4 Aug 17, 2017 47 48 5 Aug 02, 2017 46 47 7 Jun 29, 2017 47 47 6 Jun 07, 2017 46 48 7

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9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the nation's policy toward - Russia?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 36% 77% 5% 33% 43% 30% 35% 47% Disapprove 56 14 90 61 51 61 60 42 DK/NA 7 9 5 7 6 9 4 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 26% 34% 38% 43% 48% 35% 41% 14% 35% Disapprove 63 61 58 48 45 57 51 79 60 DK/NA 11 5 4 8 7 8 8 7 5

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the nation's policy toward Russia?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 36 56 7 May 10, 2017 32 56 11 Apr 19, 2017 37 55 9 Apr 05, 2017 30 56 15 Mar 24, 2017 27 59 14 Mar 08, 2017 32 54 14 Feb 22, 2017 31 57 13

10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the nation's policy toward - North Korea?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 52% 88% 20% 51% 62% 42% 53% 65% Disapprove 42 9 73 43 34 49 41 29 DK/NA 6 3 7 6 4 9 7 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 37% 51% 53% 61% 70% 49% 59% 23% 43% Disapprove 56 45 42 31 26 43 35 70 56 DK/NA 7 3 5 8 4 8 6 7 -

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the nation's policy toward North Korea?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 52 42 6 May 10, 2017 44 48 7 Apr 19, 2017 45 42 13

11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the nation's policy toward - China?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 42% 83% 10% 39% 50% 34% 42% 54% Disapprove 48 11 82 49 41 54 50 34 DK/NA 10 7 8 11 9 12 9 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 25% 43% 43% 52% 57% 39% 48% 21% 31% Disapprove 57 47 50 40 32 50 42 68 64 DK/NA 18 9 7 8 10 11 11 11 5

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the nation's policy toward China?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 42 48 10 Apr 19, 2017 47 39 14

12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the nation's policy toward - Syria?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 44% 81% 13% 42% 51% 37% 43% 54% Disapprove 46 11 77 48 42 50 49 34 DK/NA 10 8 9 10 6 13 8 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 30% 42% 47% 52% 55% 43% 48% 25% 35% Disapprove 56 50 48 36 38 45 42 69 52 DK/NA 14 7 5 13 7 12 10 7 13

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the nation's policy toward Syria?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 44 46 10 Apr 19, 2017 49 45 6

13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jim Mattis is handling his job as Secretary of Defense?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 59% 81% 43% 56% 69% 50% 64% 64% Disapprove 22 6 37 23 16 27 20 14 DK/NA 19 12 20 21 15 23 16 22 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 41% 58% 65% 68% 73% 57% 64% 36% 53% Disapprove 33 24 20 14 12 21 17 45 28 DK/NA 26 17 16 18 15 22 19 19 20

14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mike Pompeo is handling his job as Director of the CIA?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 42% 62% 26% 40% 49% 36% 41% 50% Disapprove 29 14 44 29 27 30 29 21 DK/NA 29 23 30 31 24 34 31 29 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 30% 43% 47% 48% 53% 38% 45% 32% 36% Disapprove 38 27 30 23 22 28 25 46 32 DK/NA 32 30 24 29 25 34 30 22 32

16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Bolton is handling his job as National Security Advisor?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 37% 67% 16% 32% 45% 30% 35% 45% Disapprove 35 9 55 40 29 40 38 24 DK/NA 28 24 29 28 27 30 26 31 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 27% 35% 40% 42% 46% 35% 40% 23% 35% Disapprove 35 39 37 30 25 37 32 56 29 DK/NA 38 26 23 28 29 28 29 21 36

17. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nikki Haley is handling her job as Ambassador to the United Nations?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 63% 75% 55% 63% 67% 59% 68% 68% Disapprove 17 9 23 19 17 17 17 11 DK/NA 20 16 22 18 16 24 15 21 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 41% 60% 71% 78% 71% 66% 68% 46% 59% Disapprove 26 21 15 7 14 14 14 35 12 DK/NA 33 19 15 15 15 20 18 19 30

18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Kelly is handling his job as White House Chief of Staff?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 44% 73% 23% 42% 49% 39% 47% 52% Disapprove 35 9 59 35 32 37 31 26 DK/NA 21 18 18 23 19 23 22 23 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 30% 42% 47% 53% 56% 44% 49% 22% 33% Disapprove 45 38 36 26 25 31 28 66 42 DK/NA 25 20 17 21 20 25 22 12 25

19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mitch McConnell is handling his job as Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 22% 35% 9% 21% 24% 20% 18% 25% Disapprove 62 48 78 65 65 59 70 56 DK/NA 16 17 13 14 11 21 12 19 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 20% 23% 21% 23% 22% 21% 21% 16% 26% Disapprove 53 61 69 65 69 58 63 69 47 DK/NA 27 16 10 12 10 20 16 15 27

20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Paul Ryan is handling his job as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 33% 57% 13% 30% 35% 31% 28% 44% Disapprove 58 35 80 60 58 58 65 44 DK/NA 10 9 7 10 8 11 7 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 31% 34% 32% 35% 37% 35% 36% 16% 33% Disapprove 53 57 64 56 54 55 55 75 54 DK/NA 16 9 4 9 8 10 9 9 14

21. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Chuck Schumer is handling his job as Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 34% 13% 56% 35% 31% 37% 37% 30% Disapprove 46 70 24 46 53 40 48 47 DK/NA 20 18 20 19 16 23 15 23 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 20% 38% 39% 35% 28% 39% 34% 37% 29% Disapprove 45 45 46 49 57 39 47 42 43 DK/NA 35 17 14 16 14 22 19 21 27

22. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 30% 9% 55% 26% 26% 33% 29% 22% Disapprove 58 84 30 62 63 53 62 64 DK/NA 13 7 14 13 11 14 9 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 23% 30% 34% 32% 19% 32% 26% 46% 31% Disapprove 48 60 60 60 71 56 63 39 53 DK/NA 29 9 7 8 10 12 11 15 16

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 30 58 13 Nov 13, 2013 31 55 14

23. Do you think that Paul Ryan's time as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has been mainly a success or mainly a failure?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Success 31% 58% 11% 28% 34% 28% 29% 42% Failure 57 31 80 60 55 58 63 43 DK/NA 12 12 10 13 10 14 8 15 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Success 24% 35% 28% 37% 38% 33% 35% 22% 25% Failure 55 55 65 53 52 55 53 65 61 DK/NA 21 10 7 10 10 12 11 13 14

24. Do you support or oppose the military action that was taken against Syria after the Syrian military allegedly used chemical weapons?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 61% 87% 42% 61% 66% 57% 63% 69% Oppose 30 9 47 30 27 32 30 22 DK/NA 9 4 11 9 6 11 7 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 40% 60% 67% 74% 69% 64% 66% 45% 55% Oppose 41 36 26 21 26 26 26 44 37 DK/NA 19 4 7 6 6 10 8 11 8

25. As you may know, Director of the CIA Mike Pompeo has been nominated as the new Secretary of State. Would you like to see Mike Pompeo confirmed as Secretary of State, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/See confirmed 42% 74% 17% 40% 51% 33% 38% 52% No 39 8 67 40 32 45 42 27 DK/NA 20 17 17 20 17 22 20 22 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/See confirmed 31% 45% 41% 50% 55% 36% 45% 34% 32% No 44 35 46 32 27 41 35 53 45 DK/NA 25 21 13 18 18 23 21 13 24

31. Do you have confidence in President Trump to handle the situation with North Korea or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Confidence 45% 89% 7% 42% 55% 36% 45% 58% No 51 8 90 54 43 58 51 38 DK/NA 4 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Confidence 36% 44% 46% 52% 64% 40% 52% 16% 39% No 60 53 52 44 34 53 45 82 59 DK/NA 4 3 3 4 1 6 4 2 2

TREND: Do you have confidence in President Trump to handle the situation with North Korea or not?

Yes No DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 45 51 4 Mar 21, 2018 46 51 2 Jan 11, 2018 36 61 3 Dec 12, 2017 39 59 2 Nov 14, 2017 40 57 3 Oct 12, 2017 40 57 2 Sep 28, 2017 41 56 2 Aug 24, 2017 42 54 4 Aug 16, 2017 42 56 3

32. Do you approve or disapprove of President Trump's meeting with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 66% 89% 42% 71% 78% 56% 69% 74% Disapprove 27 7 52 23 19 35 25 18 DK/NA 7 4 6 7 3 10 6 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 55% 68% 66% 73% 84% 60% 71% 45% 59% Disapprove 32 27 29 23 13 29 22 50 35 DK/NA 13 5 5 4 3 11 7 4 6

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of President Trump's meeting with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 66 27 7 Mar 21, 2018 66 24 10

33. Do you believe that President Trump is prepared for the negotiations with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Prepared 41% 81% 8% 40% 49% 34% 43% 51% No 53 14 89 54 46 60 52 42 DK/NA 5 5 3 6 5 6 5 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Prepared 31% 42% 42% 46% 58% 37% 47% 14% 38% No 65 53 55 47 37 56 47 81 61 DK/NA 4 5 3 7 5 7 6 5 1

TREND: Do you believe that President Trump is prepared for the negotiations with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un?

Yes/ Prep No DK/NA Apr 25, 2018 41 53 5 Mar 21, 2018 44 49 7

34. Do you think that North Korea will ever give up their nuclear weapons, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Will give up 19% 31% 8% 18% 25% 13% 20% 20% No 73 60 87 72 67 79 71 72 DK/NA 8 9 5 10 8 8 10 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Will give up 22% 20% 16% 19% 29% 12% 20% 12% 17% No 75 74 76 70 61 80 71 84 81 DK/NA 3 6 8 11 9 8 9 5 2

TREND: Do you think that North Korea will ever give up their nuclear weapons, or not?