Majority says Trump is too soft on Saudi Arabia: poll

Source: The Hill



BY MICHAEL BURKE - 10/24/18 07:21 AM EDT

A majority of Americans in a new poll said President Trump hasn't been tough enough to Saudi Arabia in response to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Axios poll released early Wednesday found that 56 percent of Americans said Trump's response to Saudi Arabia has been "not tough enough," while 32 percent said his response has been "about right." Just 5 percent said he has been too tough.

The poll also found a partisan divide, with more than half of Republicans saying his response has been about right, while 78 percent of Democrats said they think he hasn't been tough enough.

Khashoggi, who was a columnist for The Washington Post, died inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month. The Saudi government has claimed he died during a brawl in the consulate, but that explanation has drawn widespread skepticism and it is suspected that Khashoggi was murdered.


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