The majority of Americans said President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE’s decision to pull troops from northern Syria is damaging the U.S.'s reputation as a trusted ally, according to a new poll.

Just over half, 54 percent, of those surveyed in the USA Today-Ipsos poll released Friday said Trump’s decision damages the nation’s reputation as a trusted ally.

Even more respondents, 61 percent, said the U.S. had an obligation to protect the Kurds, whom the U.S. was fighting alongside before Trump pulled American troops out. ADVERTISEMENT

Broken down by party, 72 percent of Democrats surveyed said Trump’s decision damaged the nation’s reputation as an ally, as did 50 percent of independents, based on the poll.

Meanwhile, a little less than half of Republicans, 44 percent, agree with that, based on the poll.

The decision to pull troops from Syria was harshly criticized by Democrats as well as some Republicans, including Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamLincoln Project mocks Lindsey Graham's fundraising lag with Sarah McLachlan-themed video The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election Trump dumbfounds GOP with latest unforced error MORE (R-S.C).

The poll surveyed 1,006 Americans between Oct. 16-17, including 380 Democrats, 413 Republicans and 112 independents. The poll has a credibility interval of 3.5 percentage points. The credibility interval for Democrats is 5.7 percentage points, for Republicans is 5.5 percentage points and for independents is 10.6 percentage points.