67% of US Opposes Preemptive Strike on North Korea: Poll

And only 37% trusts Trump to handle the situation 'responsibly'

By Michael Harthorne, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 24, 2017 1:29 PM CDT

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Poll: Just 37% of US Trusts Trump on North Korea — President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of Sen. Luther Strange Friday in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

The majority of Americans oppose a preemptive military strike against North Korea and trust the US military—as opposed to President Trump—to handle current situation "responsibly," the Washington Post reports. The new numbers come from a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll. Here are some of the results:

72% of Americans trust the US military to handle the North Korea situation responsibly.
Only 37% feel the same way about Trump.
That's still more than the 8% who trust Kim Jong Un to act responsibly.
67% of Americans oppose a preemptive military strike against North Korea.
And 69% believe such a military strike would drastically increase the risk of a larger war in East Asia.
32% of Americans support offering North Korea aid money or other financial incentives in exchange for the country giving up its nuclear weapons.
76% support tougher economic sanctions to achieve the same result.
Only 39% of Americans support bombing North Korean military targets to convince the country to abandon its nuclear weapons.
Overall, Trump's approval rating sits at 39% with 57% of Americans disapproving of his performance.

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