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Proud Liberal Dem

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Wed Jun 13, 2018, 02:11 PM Jun 2018

Half of Americans Approve of Trump's Handling of North Korea [View all]

Source: Reuters

In a joint declaration following their meeting in Singapore on Tuesday, the North Korean leader pledged to move toward complete denuclearization and Trump vowed to guarantee the security of the United States’ old foe. Forty percent of those polled said they did not believe the countries would stick to their commitments.

Another 26 percent said they believed the United States and North Korea would meet their commitments, while 34 percent said they did not know whether they would follow through.

Thirty-nine percent believe the summit has lowered the threat of nuclear war between the United States and nuclear-armed North Korea, slightly more than the 37 percent who said they did not believe it changed anything.

Trump received a 51 percent approval rating for his handling of North Korea and also led the list of leaders who should take the most credit for the summit and the joint pledge. Forty percent say the former reality television star should take the most credit, followed by South Korean President Moon Jae-in

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-poll-exclusive/exclusive-half-of-americans-approve-of-trumps-handling-of-north-korea-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1J92N8



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Unf**kingbelievable.
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Oh boy DownriverDem Jun 2018 #1
Half of the fools will be disillusioned soon enough. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #2
Ask them again on Saturday after the next 60 or so hour Shit Show... Zoonart Jun 2018 #3
This just in ... jayschool2013 Jun 2018 #4
I agree with that Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2018 #5
Agree! get the red out Jun 2018 #6
+1000 Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #7
They just saw headlines of "historic summit" and it looked like a good thing JI7 Jun 2018 #8
Wait a while treestar Jun 2018 #9
US presidents should have been meeting with the Koreans long ago agincourt Jun 2018 #10
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