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B.See

(8,204 posts)
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 02:18 PM 3 hrs ago

Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump's Strikes on Iran

Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump’s Strikes on Iran - Mother Jones

Just one in four Americans supports the Trump administration's ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday.The disapproval rating was 43 percent, while 29 percent said they were not sure.

About half of respondents-including one in four Republicans-said the president was too open to using military force. The poll surveyed 1,282 US adults starting on Saturday, following news breaking of the strikes.

Even before the attacks, Trump's handling of Iran was unpopular. Back in January, a Reuters/Ipsos found that only 33 percent of Americans approved of (his) policy with Iran, while 43 percent disapproved.
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Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump's Strikes on Iran (Original Post) B.See 3 hrs ago OP
Trillions for war, nothing for healthcare, food stamps Johonny 3 hrs ago #1
Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd 3 hrs ago #2
When you get reminded over and over Grammy23 2 hrs ago #3
The religiously insane who support him has brought this misery on the rest of us. God help us! CTyankee 1 hr ago #8
My 95-year-old insane Talibangelical mother is dancing 'cos T💩p is gonna bring Jebus back! OMGWTF 1 hr ago #11
Snake Handlers Hudly 50 min ago #23
And essential government workers like the TSA workers aren't getting paid kimbutgar 2 hrs ago #4
The 29 percent who said they weren't sure absolutely support it. LuvLoogie 2 hrs ago #5
And some of this type could'nt make a decision to save their own life. nt miyazaki 1 hr ago #14
Willful ignorance and blind fealty Evolve Dammit 1 hr ago #16
Absolutely insane assertion for which there is zero evidence. Wiz Imp 57 min ago #19
This is America LuvLoogie 54 min ago #20
In other words, you know it's bullshit but just like to make insane hyperbolic statements. Wiz Imp 48 min ago #24
Only 43 percent say they oppose. LuvLoogie 28 min ago #30
Wow. Keep digging... Wiz Imp 51 sec ago #33
Well That's Good to Know...... Cha 2 hrs ago #6
The pedo 'prince of peace' who is also threatening B.See 1 hr ago #9
The ":king" of PEDOs, When Punishments are Cha 1 hr ago #13
Fascism taking over; at least making an overt effort, supported by millions. Time to fight Dems and Indys. Evolve Dammit 58 min ago #18
33% represents only popsdenver 2 hrs ago #7
The only Americans supporting T💩p get their news exclusively from Fux (oops, a tupo) News OMGWTF 1 hr ago #10
Building a Republican Utopia around lip injections and hot wings... That's class A snark. nt Xipe Totec 1 hr ago #12
Coincidentially, 33 - 43 % of the population has Trump TV on in their living rooms 24/7. ffr 1 hr ago #15
Do you realize that Fox News hardly ever has more than 3 or 4 million people watching at a given time? Wiz Imp 1 hr ago #17
Republicans are cowards. mgardener 53 min ago #21
Headline: BULL DESTROYS CHINA SHOP mwb970 52 min ago #22
"If this doesn't get me the Nobel Peace Prize, we'll have to bomb Norway" struggle4progress 44 min ago #25
or steal (correction, extort) another one. B.See 40 min ago #26
Does this mean Comer will recall Bill Clinton to interrogate him further? struggle4progress 36 min ago #27
Opinions don't count in a dictatorship. Klarkashton 35 min ago #28
The poll was taken before any U.S. deaths and wounded were reported progree 29 min ago #29
Not a great start for Trump. BannonsLiver 23 min ago #31
Media around the world took less than 24 hours to decide their position. Aussie105 11 min ago #32

Grammy23

(6,109 posts)
3. When you get reminded over and over
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:02 PM
2 hrs ago

How little has been done to address your concerns, things designed to distract you kind of fall flat. tRump doesn’t live like the rest of the real people live so he isn’t familiar with the price of groceries. He doesn’t pull out his check book and write checks to pay bills — or go to his banking app to make payments for his insurance or car. But millions of us do that regularly so we know if prices are going down or not.

When tRump does things to distract, it is pretty obvious. But with his limited experience of everyday life, he doesn’t know his efforts to make us think about or worry about something else are futile. When you’re worried about making ends meet and have no way to stretch any more of your budget, he is just so much noise and flapping of his arms. Somebody needs to tell him it’s not working.

Oh, and release all of the Epstein files. We can walk and chew gum at the same time — if we want to.

CTyankee

(68,059 posts)
8. The religiously insane who support him has brought this misery on the rest of us. God help us!
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:20 PM
1 hr ago

OMGWTF

(5,063 posts)
11. My 95-year-old insane Talibangelical mother is dancing 'cos T💩p is gonna bring Jebus back!
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:40 PM
1 hr ago

Hudly

(9 posts)
23. Snake Handlers
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:21 PM
50 min ago

I’m thinkin the religiously insane snake handlers will be dumbfounded and wallowing in their ignorance and stupidity when they don’t get to go. They’re counting on the rapture. Sorry Chumps, ha, ha.

kimbutgar

(27,109 posts)
4. And essential government workers like the TSA workers aren't getting paid
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:03 PM
2 hrs ago

But they found money to bomb a country that was not threatening us. 🤬

LuvLoogie

(8,734 posts)
5. The 29 percent who said they weren't sure absolutely support it.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:09 PM
2 hrs ago

They just aren't sure if it's wise to say so yet. They are hedging. I mean they don't oppose it either.

Whatever.

This is America.

Wiz Imp

(9,648 posts)
24. In other words, you know it's bullshit but just like to make insane hyperbolic statements.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:23 PM
48 min ago

LuvLoogie

(8,734 posts)
30. Only 43 percent say they oppose.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:43 PM
28 min ago

How does that translate to overwhelmingly oppose. THAT's hyperbole. LOL

How do you not know if you support or oppose a racist criminal regime using the military in a criminal manner?

That's hedging because you're too concerned with looking like a murderous asshole or looking like a woke beta.

Cha

(318,197 posts)
6. Well That's Good to Know......
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:10 PM
2 hrs ago

The Nazi PEDO is a War Criminal and Homicidal Maniac .. are the People catching On in Spite of the Propaganda Machines like CNN and C BS?

TY B.See

B.See

(8,204 posts)
9. The pedo 'prince of peace' who is also threatening
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:24 PM
1 hr ago

Mexico, Cuba, and other Latin American countries. Sowing division in Canada and Greenland?

aka regime change?

i.e. diversion, minerals, and OIL?

Quick. Somebody give him a peace prize.

What's that you say? He's already EXTORTED one? A Rolex and gold bars too you say?

And an Olympic gold medal??

nevermind.

Cha

(318,197 posts)
13. The ":king" of PEDOs, When Punishments are
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:43 PM
1 hr ago

Meted Out, Needs to Receive Everyone in KIND!

Evolve Dammit

(21,704 posts)
18. Fascism taking over; at least making an overt effort, supported by millions. Time to fight Dems and Indys.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:13 PM
58 min ago

popsdenver

(2,089 posts)
7. 33% represents only
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:11 PM
2 hrs ago

his CORE group of MAGAot Morons.........they will be Trump's submissives, regardless of anything..........

OMGWTF

(5,063 posts)
10. The only Americans supporting T💩p get their news exclusively from Fux (oops, a tupo) News
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:38 PM
1 hr ago

Xipe Totec

(44,539 posts)
12. Building a Republican Utopia around lip injections and hot wings... That's class A snark. nt
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:40 PM
1 hr ago

ffr

(23,349 posts)
15. Coincidentially, 33 - 43 % of the population has Trump TV on in their living rooms 24/7.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:52 PM
1 hr ago

They're also followers of the orange anus on his social media platform. So yeah, they believe what they're told to believe, like good little brainless followers.

Wiz Imp

(9,648 posts)
17. Do you realize that Fox News hardly ever has more than 3 or 4 million people watching at a given time?
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:11 PM
1 hr ago

That translates to maybe no more tha 1 to 2% of the population having it on 24/7. People here vastly overrate the viewership and reach of Fox News.

mgardener

(2,326 posts)
21. Republicans are cowards.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:18 PM
53 min ago

The fetid smell from NY 21 is Elise Stefanik.

A true Trump bootlicker.
Bootlicker- is a derogatory term for someone who behaves servilely or excessively flatteringly toward a person in authority, hoping to gain personal advantage, favor, or promotion, often seen as lacking self-respect and being insincere.

struggle4progress

(125,914 posts)
27. Does this mean Comer will recall Bill Clinton to interrogate him further?
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:35 PM
36 min ago

And maybe it's time to again suggest investigate Renee Good's wife?

And why not another attempt to get a grand jury to indict Congress folk for suggesting that active military folk should follow the law and refuse to follow illegal orders?

progree

(12,874 posts)
29. The poll was taken before any U.S. deaths and wounded were reported
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:42 PM
29 min ago

Now we've got 3 U.S. dead and 5 seriously wounded the latest I've read...

So it's not a zero U.S. casualties situation like the strikes on Iran last June, or the Maduro regime-change operation, that some may have expected again, so I will be watching for polls taken after that news.

BannonsLiver

(20,434 posts)
31. Not a great start for Trump.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:48 PM
23 min ago

I’m not surprised so many are undecided. The regime has done nothing to communicate their objectives which is an unforced error. Because of that, most of the 29 percent will probably break the other way. That compounds as the initial barrage fades and the hardliners are still in charge in Iran.

Aussie105

(7,785 posts)
32. Media around the world took less than 24 hours to decide their position.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:00 PM
11 min ago

Some talk of another unneeded and undeclared war, the ignorance of the need for countries overseas for self-determination, the cost in human lives, the 'existential threat' to Israel and the USA of Iranian nukes being an excuse rather than a fact, etc.

Other just go 'good on ya America!' and ignore everything else.

Unfortunately my local TV source, ABC Australia, usually level headed in its reporting, is in the second group, going as far as putting file film of US aircraft launches off carriers and missile launches from ships on an endless loop.
Our own version of Fox News.

Meanwhile, Iranians living in Australia cheer in the streets, believing this is the end of autocratic theocratic rule in their own country, and tomorrow democracy will rule.

They will be disappointed.



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