Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to be having an impact on how some Americans see U.S.-Russia relations, as almost half of his supporters consider Russia to be an American ally or a friendly nation, according to a new poll released on Monday.

While 49 percent of Trump supporters see Russia as a friend to the U.S., only 24 percent say they view Russia favorably, according to the Politico/Morning Consult poll. The poll also found that only 32 percent of Republicans accept the Obama administration's conclusion that Russia is trying to influence the November election through computer hacking, compared to 50 percent of Democrats who do. Earlier this month, the Obama administration — including the director of national intelligence and the secretary of homeland security — placed blame on the Russian government for a series of recent hacks of the email systems of the Democratic Party and the Hillary Clinton campaign, saying it was an attempt to influence the outcome of the 2016 race.



Trump has sewn doubt among Americans as to whether or not Russia is to blame for the stolen emails. "Maybe there is no hacking," Trump said during the second presidential debate last week. Mike Pence, Trump's running mate, contradicted the presidential nominee, saying, "I think there's no question that the evidence continues to point in that direction."



Trump has routinely said he'd like to "get along" with Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin.

"I think that I would probably get along with him very well," Trump said last year. "And I don't think you'd be having the kind of problems that you're having right now."



For his part, Putin, told reporters on Sunday that he had "no intention" of influencing the outcome of the November election.

"We don't know for sure how it will be after the elections," Putin said, according to the Russian news agency TASS. "We don't know whether … Trump will be implementing his intentions, how far will he go in cooperating with us or whether Mrs. Clinton, if she becomes president, will implement her threats and her harsh rhetoric about Russia. She may correct her position, too. All of it is still unknown to us."

