An estimated 62% of Americans think Putin wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president, while 58% believe Biden’s lax international policy prompted Putin to make his move now.
QUICK FACTS:
- Recent polling indicates that the large majority of Americans think the war in Ukraine wouldn’t have happened if former President Donald Trump were still in office, Summit News reported.
- The HarrisX poll indicated that 62% of Americans think Trump in the White House would have deterred Putin, per The National Review.
- 58% believe Biden’s lackadaisical international policies prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to make his move when he did, according to Newsweek.
- Conversely, 40% of likely voters blame Biden for the conflict while 26% blame Trump, 24% think neither are to blame and 10% say there is equal blame.
MORE POLLING DATA ON THE ISSUE OF RUSSIA
- The latest Gallup survey showed that 88% of Republican voters have an unfavorable view of Russia, which is the same percentage as among Democratic voters.
- A surprisingly high thirty-eight percent of Democrats think Trump would have prevented the conflict altogether.
BACKGROUND:
- Conflict between the left and right has only escalated with Biden blaming Trump for the catastrophic increase in gas prices and Putin’s war for the negative market reactions.
- The New York Post reports, however, that Republicans such as Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel have pushed back saying Biden is to blame.
