If Trump Were President, 62% Of Americans Believe Putin Would Not Have Invaded Ukraine
According to a new poll released friday, over two-thirds of Americans believe that if Trump were still president, Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine.
According to a recent Harvard Center for American Political Studies-Harris Research poll, 62 percent of Americans believe that if Trump, rather than incumbent President Joe Biden, were still in office, Putin would not launch an offensive against Ukraine. In terms of percentages, 39 percent of Democrats and 85 percent of Republicans believe Trump would have made Putin reconsider starting the war.
Meanwhile, according to The Hill, 59 percent of Americans believe Biden's perceived weakness led Putin to execute the brazen strike in the first place.
Regardless of party affiliation, though, a total of 38% of Americans say Putin would have invaded Ukraine regardless of who was president.
Another 41% felt the person in power had no influence on Putin's decision to invade Ukraine.
While President Biden has voiced solidarity with Ukraine and sharply denounced the Kremlin for the 'unprovoked and unjustified attack,' the US has so far only imposed penalties on Russian financial institutions, Russian officials, and their families.
The White House announced $350 million in military aid to Ukraine on Friday night. It has offered to evacuate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is being pursued by Putin's assassination squads, but he has stated that he will remain in Kyiv and fight on.
Putin is among individuals sanctioned by the US, according to the White House.