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Source: The Hill
A majority of American voters say that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine had former President Trump still been in office, according to a new survey released on Friday.
A new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris Poll survey released Friday found that 62 percent of those polled believed Putin would not be moving against Ukraine if Trump had been president. When looking strictly at the answers of Democrats and Republicans, 85 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats answered this way.
However, 38 percent of all Americans polled believed that Putin would have invaded Ukraine even if Trump had been president.
A majority of Americans polled 59 percent also said they believed that the Russian president moved on Ukraine because Putin saw weakness in President Biden, while 41 percent said that it was not a factor in Putins decision to invade Ukraine.
A new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris Poll survey released Friday found that 62 percent of those polled believed Putin would not be moving against Ukraine if Trump had been president. When looking strictly at the answers of Democrats and Republicans, 85 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats answered this way.
However, 38 percent of all Americans polled believed that Putin would have invaded Ukraine even if Trump had been president.
A majority of Americans polled 59 percent also said they believed that the Russian president moved on Ukraine because Putin saw weakness in President Biden, while 41 percent said that it was not a factor in Putins decision to invade Ukraine.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/595919-62-percent-of-voters-say-putin-wouldnt-have-invaded-ukraine-if-trump
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62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll [View all]
brooklynite
Feb 2022
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Putin thought it would be an easy win, Biden was weak and would make Biden look bad and help Trump
Samrob
Feb 2022
#77
And Republican presidents - plus their many surrogates - are largely to blame
peppertree
Feb 2022
#16
new affiliate in the U.S. -- united front of stupid people ! very popular these day's !!
monkeyman1
Feb 2022
#11
The first question in the poll should have been, what country did Russia invade?
marie999
Feb 2022
#20
It is bullshit. The fact that 38% of the Democrats answered this way is very suspicious
JohnSJ
Feb 2022
#27
The plan was for Trump to pull US out of NATO in his second term, damaging the alliance.
Midnight Writer
Feb 2022
#28
Where did they do this stupid poll? I bet it was in the middle of Trumpistan. Nt
raccoon
Feb 2022
#38
The poll is based on an online sample draw, and does not have a probability confidence
JohnSJ
Feb 2022
#43
Confirms that the majority of Americans are have no real understanding of foreign affairs.
walkingman
Feb 2022
#44
RW propaganda is making too many Americans tragically, profoundly stupid.
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Feb 2022
#55
TFG was in the process of withdrawing the US from NATO and so Putin did not need to invade
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2022
#57
That is a weird poll result. Where's the logic in that? Trump is loudly supporting the
Martin68
Feb 2022
#62
Because tRump would have made it a backdoor deal and GAVE Ukraine to POOtin nt
TigressDem
Feb 2022
#80