Reagan Poll Finds 73% of Americans Back NATO as Trump Presses Allies
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Reagan Poll Finds 73% of Americans Back NATO as Trump Presses Allies
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Summary
Seventy-three percent of Americans say staying in NATO is important to U.S. security and prosperity, including 64% of Republicans and 61% of self-identified MAGA Republicans, according to a new Reagan Institute survey.
The poll also found support for NATO's mutual-defense pledge after respondents were told how it works: 76% of Democrats, 71% of Republicans and 69% of MAGA Republicans backed using U.S. military force if an ally were attacked.
Those findings surfaced as Donald Trump met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House and again accused several European allies of falling short on defense and support during the recent U.S. operation against Iran.
Rutte praised Trump's leadership and his pressure on members to raise military spending, underscoring the split between Trump's criticism of allies and broad U.S. support for the alliance itself.