Poll: Less Than Half Of Americans Support Shipping Our Weapons To Ukraine

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears its one-year anniversary on Feb. 24, many Americans’ patience is wearing thin. New Poll According to the Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, American support for shipping arms and tax dollars to Ukraine is decreasing.

Now, less than half of Americans (48%) say they support the U.S. supplying weapons to Ukraine. 29% are opposed and 22% are not in favor. This is a drop from May 2022, when only three months had passed and 60 percent of U.S. adults supported sending weapons to Ukraine.

Americans are divided on whether they send cash. It is supported by 37%, 38%, and 23% respectively.

A war without an end in sight, which has already cost the U.S taxpayers approximately $113 billion in less that one yearIt makes sense that Americans are less inclined to support funding the conflict. Concerned about how they’ll foot their Extremely exaggerated Pay your grocery bill Falling wagesThis is partly due to the Migrant influx At the U.S.-Mexico frontier. Meanwhile, a fentanyl crisis — thanks to truckloads of illegal drugs smuggled into the country via the same disastrous border policies — is wreaking havoc on poor, blue-collar communities. More than 107,000 Americans were killed by drug overdoses. overdoses Only 2021

Americans want their Biden administration to be more focused on domestic issues. A majority of Americans want Biden to assist Ukraine. negotiate a peace settlement Russia. It is quite simple to fund a proxy war abroad with permanent funding. Not a priority For the average American, Democrat or Republican. This is why Biden administration officials probably reportedly I quietly warned Ukraine that the Americans don’t have the patience to wage endless wars.

The American war chest was enriched by giving Zelensky’s ilk more money extends Ukraine’s ability to fight and thus prolongs the war — a fact to which Americans seem to be waking up. Whether the money actually goes to the war effort or lines a Ukrainian oligarch’s pockets is an open question.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., might think supporting Ukraine’s war effort against Russia is “the single most important event” There is much to be done right now, however, fewer Americans are willing or able to agree.

Victoria Marshall is a staff journalist at The Federalist. Her writings have been published in the New York Post and National Review. Hillsdale College graduated her in May 2021, with a double major in journalism and politics. Follow her Twitter @vemrshll.

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