More Republicans Want The Us To Focus On Ceasefires In Ukraine And Gaza, A New Ap-norc Poll Finds

While most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict , the conflict is not weighing as heavily on his public perception as it did on President Joe Biden , a new poll shows.

That's because of Trump's solid support from his base on this issue. The survey of U.S. adults from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 8 in 10 Republicans approve of Trump's handling of the conflict. Only about 4 in 10 Democrats approved of Biden's handling of the conflict last June, shortly before Biden dropped out of the presidential race.

"During Trump's first administration, we did not actively start any wars. And there's a stark difference between his history and his first term versus the Biden presidency. And I think Trump is just trying to fix things that Biden let get out of hand," said Patrick Vigil, a 60-year-old Republican from New Mexico who voted for Trump in November's election.

The poll suggests Republicans are growing more satisfied with the country's foreign policy actions as Trump pulls back U.S. support for Ukraine and puts new pressure on allies - notably with his talk of annexing Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal .

Trump has warned Hamas that there would be "hell to pay" if Israeli hostages weren't returned immediately and urged Israel to wrap up their offensive and "get it over with." He has supported ceasefire talks in both conflicts and said he'd end the war between Ukraine and Russia within "24 hours" - or even before taking office. Since becoming president again, Trump has publicly torn into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but also tried to pressure Russia's Vladimir Putin to accept a peace deal.