CBS NEWS POLL

Most Oppose Threatening North Korea with Military Action

August 14-16, 2017

Q1. In general, do you have confidence in Donald Trump's ability to handle the situation with North Korea's nuclear
program, or are you uneasy about his approach?

*** TOTAL RESPONDENTS ***

Total Reps Dems Inds
% % % %
Confident 38 77 6 39
Uneasy 59 22 90 57
Don't know/No answer 3 1 4 4

Q3. Right now, do you think the United States should or should not threaten military action against North Korea, as
a way of trying to settle the situation?

Should 33 63 11 33
Should not 59 30 82 58
Don't know/No answer 8 8 7 9

Q2. If the United States is not able to use diplomatic means to get North Korea to stop developing nuclear
weapons, would you approve or disapprove of the United States using military action against North Korea?

Approve 58 80 43 57
Disapprove 34 16 50 34
Don't know/No answer 8 5 8 9

Unweighted Weighted
Total Respondents 1,223

Total Republicans 288 290

Total Democrats 357 382
Total Independents 578 550