A majority of American voters approve of President Donald Trump's handling of the nation's policy toward North Korea, an 8-point spike from a year ago, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll.
The results, according to Quinnipiac:
- 52 percent approve of Trump's handling of NKorea, up 8 points since May 2017
- 42 percent disapprove of his handling of NKorea, down 6 points
- 66 percent approve of Trump's planned summit with Kim Jong Un
- 45 percent have confidence Trump will handle that situation vs. 51 percent who are not confident
- 73 percent say NKorea will not give up its nuclear weapons
Further, 61 percent approve of the president's ordered airstrikes on Syria in the aftermath of a chemical attack traced to the government there, Quinnipiac reports.
However, that confidence does not translate to overall approval of the job Trump is doing; just 39 percent approve of Trump's performance, a 2-point drop since last month, vs. 54 percent who disapprove of his performance, according to Quinnipiac.
"President Donald Trump remains as unpopular as ever when voters rate his job performance overall," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "But in two key policy areas - North Korea and Syria - that have dominated the news flow over the last few weeks, he is getting better grades."
Despite the confidence on North Korea and Syria, just 37 percent say Trump is making the world a safer place vs. 55 percent who say he's making it less safe.
"Even as voters give him higher grades on North Korea and Syria, they do not think he is making the world a safer place," Brown said.
From April 20 - 24, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,193 voters nationwide, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
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