Four in five Republicans want the U.S. to remain the world's leading power \u2014 but fewer than half support giving Ukraine weapons and financial support to try to save itself from Russia, according to the latest wave of the Axios-Ipsos Two Americas Index.<\/p>\n
Why it matters:<\/strong> These conflicting findings come amid a diplomatic crisis after Russia forced down a U.S. drone above the Black Sea \u2014 and a GOP identity crisis shaping the 2024 presidential race.<\/p>\n Driving the news:<\/strong> Fox News host Tucker Carlson, former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have all been arguing that continued involvement with Ukraine isn't in the U.S.' interests.<\/p>\n By the numbers: <\/strong>Just 42% of Republicans surveyed now say they support sending U.S. weapons and money to Ukraine \u2014 compared with 79% of Democrats and 60% of independents.<\/p>\n The big picture: <\/strong> 20 years after the U.S. invaded Iraq, the survey finds that conflict casting a long shadow over Americans' views about foreign policy.<\/p>\n Zoom in:<\/strong> 79% of Republicans and 75% of Democrats \u2014 about equal shares \u2014 say the U.S. should continue to be the global leader. And a huge majority of Republicans (88%) and majority of Democrats (52%) oppose the U.S. reducing military and national security spending.<\/p>\n What they're saying: "<\/strong>Leading Republican voices are increasingly charting a course outside the mainstream," Ipsos pollster and senior vice president Chris Jackson said. "One in three Republicans say the U.S. was right to invade Iraq, but we shouldn\u2019t support Ukraine in its current conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n The intrigue:<\/strong> Support for arming Ukraine is noticeably lower among people whose primary news source is Fox News or other conservative media (43%) than among people who mainly watch or read network news, major national papers or their local news (66%).<\/p>\n\n
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