by Ben Whedon
Though Trump voters largely support his handling of the war in Iran, most of them want the president to declare victory and end the war quickly instead of escalating the conflict.
In a recent Ipsos survey for the Quincy Institute, 79% of Trump voters said they would support Trump declaring victory and ending the conflict swiftly, compared to 19% who opposed such a move.
They remain opposed to boots on the ground, however, with 58% indicating they would oppose U.S. troops entering Iranian territory, while 41% supported it. Overall, 77% of Trump voters at least “somewhat supported” the decision to go to war, while 24% at least “somewhat opposed” the move.
A majority of 55% expressed concern about rising gas prices from the conflict, while 45% were unbothered by the prospect.
On Israel, 57% said their contributions had been positive for the war effort, while 29% were neutral and 13% said they had negatively impacted the war.
Conducted March 12-14, the survey questioned 804 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of +/- 3.55%.
On Wednesday, Trump said on Truth Social that he wondered “what would happen” if America “finished off what’s left of the Iranian Terror State” and let countries that use the Strait of Hormuz be able to control it.
“That would get some of our non-responsive ‘Allies’ in gear, and fast!!!” the president noted.
“Remember, for all of those absolute ‘fools’ out there, Iran is considered, by everyone, to be the NUMBER ONE STATE SPONSOR OF TERROR. We are rapidly putting them out of business!” he added.
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Ben Whedon is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
