YouGov April 7-8, US Adults

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1 1. World Affairs Which best describes your opinion? It s best for the future of our country to be active in world affairs 42% 41% 43% 36% 32% 42% 60% 46% 33% 36% 32% We should pay less attention to problems overseas and concentrate on problems here at home 42% 46% 38% 41% 49% 45% 29% 41% 41% 40% 49% Not sure 16% 13% 19% 23% 18% 13% 10% 13% 25% 24% 19% Unweighted N It s best for the future of our country to be active in world affairs 42% 46% 37% 46% 40% 42% 51% 44% 43% 42% 44% 38% We should pay less attention to problems overseas and concentrate on problems here at home 42% 37% 44% 45% 44% 45% 37% 34% 37% 48% 42% 39% Not sure 16% 17% 19% 9% 16% 13% 12% 22% 21% 10% 14% 23% Unweighted N

2 2. Make Things Worse Which best describes your opinion? U.S. efforts to solve problems around the world usually end up making things worse 33% 37% 29% 47% 34% 30% 19% 34% 26% 31% 39% Problems in the world would be even worse without U.S. involvement 40% 41% 40% 27% 34% 42% 59% 43% 39% 34% 32% Not sure 27% 22% 32% 26% 32% 27% 22% 24% 35% 35% 29% Unweighted N U.S. efforts to solve problems around the world usually end up making things worse 33% 37% 35% 21% 34% 37% 28% 27% 35% 36% 30% 31% Problems in the world would be even worse without U.S. involvement 40% 38% 33% 59% 36% 45% 57% 40% 38% 41% 45% 34% Not sure 27% 26% 32% 20% 31% 18% 15% 32% 27% 22% 25% 35% Unweighted N

3 3. Following Syria News How closely are you following the news about recent events in Syria? Very closely 27% 35% 20% 20% 18% 28% 44% 30% 25% 18% 23% Somewhat closely 41% 37% 45% 37% 41% 42% 44% 41% 40% 43% 41% Not very closely 24% 22% 25% 27% 31% 24% 11% 23% 24% 31% 18% Not closely at all 8% 7% 9% 17% 10% 6% 1% 7% 11% 8% 17% Unweighted N 1, Very closely 27% 24% 25% 37% 25% 29% 32% 29% 31% 27% 27% 24% Somewhat closely 41% 44% 40% 39% 40% 44% 41% 41% 35% 46% 42% 40% Not very closely 24% 25% 24% 20% 25% 23% 25% 18% 29% 20% 22% 26% Not closely at all 8% 8% 11% 3% 10% 5% 2% 12% 5% 6% 10% 11% Unweighted N 1,

4 4. Airstrike History To the best of your knowledge, in the past six months, has the U.S. conducted airstrikes in Syria? Yes 57% 63% 52% 53% 59% 57% 60% 61% 45% 46% 63% No 19% 20% 18% 12% 14% 23% 24% 20% 18% 17% 12% Not sure 24% 17% 31% 34% 27% 21% 16% 20% 37% 36% 25% Unweighted N 1, Yes 57% 55% 59% 57% 53% 62% 73% 56% 58% 61% 57% 52% No 19% 20% 12% 30% 18% 22% 17% 17% 18% 21% 18% 17% Not sure 24% 25% 30% 13% 29% 17% 10% 26% 24% 18% 24% 31% Unweighted N 1,

5 5. Support Airstrikes President Trump ordered U.S. military airstrikes in Syria in response to reports that the Syrian government used chemicals weapons on its citizens. Do you support or oppose this decision? Strongly support 26% 29% 23% 13% 15% 27% 49% 31% 12% 15% 23% Somewhat support 25% 28% 22% 25% 26% 26% 24% 28% 22% 16% 19% Somewhat oppose 16% 14% 17% 15% 19% 17% 10% 14% 20% 25% 9% Strongly oppose 16% 16% 17% 20% 21% 17% 6% 14% 20% 21% 20% Not sure 17% 14% 20% 27% 19% 14% 10% 13% 26% 23% 29% Unweighted N 1, Strongly support 26% 12% 22% 54% 25% 27% 31% 23% 29% 25% 27% 21% Somewhat support 25% 31% 21% 26% 24% 28% 25% 26% 24% 26% 27% 23% Somewhat oppose 16% 21% 14% 10% 15% 17% 18% 13% 12% 21% 14% 18% Strongly oppose 16% 20% 20% 4% 15% 17% 14% 19% 16% 13% 17% 20% Not sure 17% 16% 23% 7% 20% 10% 11% 19% 19% 16% 16% 19% Unweighted N 1,

6 6. Too Aggressive Do you think the U.S. military airstrikes in Syria were: Too aggressive of a response 25% 21% 29% 40% 27% 24% 8% 23% 30% 32% 26% Not an aggressive enough response 10% 14% 7% 4% 11% 12% 15% 11% 11% 9% 6% An appropriate response 40% 44% 37% 25% 30% 45% 60% 47% 19% 27% 31% Not sure 24% 21% 28% 32% 32% 19% 17% 19% 40% 32% 37% Unweighted N Too aggressive of a response 25% 30% 28% 13% 26% 25% 18% 26% 29% 22% 23% 27% Not an aggressive enough response 10% 12% 7% 13% 13% 9% 6% 6% 12% 9% 11% 8% An appropriate response 40% 28% 36% 67% 37% 44% 52% 38% 36% 43% 40% 41% Not sure 24% 29% 29% 8% 24% 22% 24% 29% 23% 25% 25% 24% Unweighted N

7 7. Discourage Chemical Weapons How likely do you think it is that the airstrikes in Syria will discourage the use of chemical weapons? Very likely 9% 12% 6% 8% 9% 8% 10% 8% 5% 12% 17% Somewhat likely 25% 27% 22% 20% 17% 26% 35% 26% 25% 21% 16% Not very likely 26% 22% 30% 24% 30% 23% 30% 29% 22% 25% 11% Not at all likely 19% 19% 20% 22% 19% 22% 12% 18% 20% 21% 25% Not sure 21% 20% 23% 25% 24% 21% 14% 19% 28% 21% 31% Unweighted N 1, Very likely 9% 5% 7% 17% 8% 8% 14% 8% 12% 7% 7% 9% Somewhat likely 25% 20% 20% 41% 23% 29% 20% 27% 22% 20% 29% 22% Not very likely 26% 28% 27% 21% 26% 32% 29% 18% 22% 35% 26% 22% Not at all likely 19% 27% 21% 4% 20% 21% 20% 16% 18% 17% 20% 23% Not sure 21% 20% 25% 17% 24% 10% 16% 31% 25% 21% 18% 24% Unweighted N 1,

8 8. Handling Syria Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump is handling the situation in Syria? Strongly approve 21% 23% 18% 12% 13% 19% 41% 25% 7% 11% 25% Somewhat approve 21% 22% 19% 12% 19% 25% 24% 24% 18% 14% 8% Somewhat disapprove 17% 16% 17% 23% 19% 17% 8% 17% 16% 27% 6% Strongly disapprove 20% 18% 22% 24% 21% 22% 12% 18% 28% 21% 27% Not sure 22% 20% 23% 29% 29% 16% 15% 17% 32% 27% 34% Unweighted N Strongly approve 21% 7% 19% 44% 20% 22% 27% 18% 20% 20% 21% 21% Somewhat approve 21% 18% 16% 34% 19% 26% 23% 17% 23% 24% 21% 13% Somewhat disapprove 17% 20% 18% 11% 18% 15% 15% 17% 15% 20% 15% 20% Strongly disapprove 20% 31% 21% 4% 19% 21% 17% 23% 19% 20% 19% 24% Not sure 22% 24% 27% 7% 24% 15% 17% 24% 22% 15% 25% 22% Unweighted N

9 9. Futher Military Action Do you think President Trump should take further military action in Syria? He should 20% 24% 15% 17% 20% 19% 23% 19% 15% 22% 27% He should not 36% 37% 35% 45% 34% 39% 22% 36% 34% 40% 32% Not sure 45% 39% 50% 38% 46% 41% 55% 45% 50% 38% 41% Unweighted N He should 20% 16% 13% 37% 22% 18% 22% 13% 22% 15% 19% 23% He should not 36% 43% 39% 19% 32% 43% 37% 37% 38% 32% 38% 32% Not sure 45% 41% 47% 44% 46% 39% 41% 50% 40% 53% 42% 45% Unweighted N

10 10. Careful Planning Do you think President Trump did or did not plan carefully enough before ordering the airstrikes? He planned carefully enough 32% 38% 26% 18% 21% 34% 55% 37% 10% 27% 29% He did not plan carefully enough 42% 36% 47% 51% 41% 44% 29% 39% 56% 51% 30% Not sure 27% 26% 27% 30% 38% 22% 17% 24% 35% 23% 42% Unweighted N He planned carefully enough 32% 15% 27% 66% 27% 38% 42% 33% 34% 34% 31% 30% He did not plan carefully enough 42% 61% 39% 18% 46% 42% 30% 37% 39% 43% 44% 39% Not sure 27% 24% 34% 16% 28% 20% 28% 30% 27% 23% 26% 32% Unweighted N

11 11. Consistent Policy Do you think President Trump s decision to order the airstrikes was or was not consistent with his previous statements about Syria? It was consistent 24% 27% 22% 19% 23% 24% 31% 27% 13% 15% 29% It was not consistent 44% 46% 43% 45% 37% 47% 48% 43% 53% 50% 35% Not sure 31% 27% 35% 36% 40% 29% 21% 30% 34% 36% 37% Unweighted N It was consistent 24% 13% 21% 46% 23% 27% 32% 20% 22% 21% 28% 23% It was not consistent 44% 59% 42% 27% 43% 45% 55% 41% 46% 48% 41% 45% Not sure 31% 27% 37% 26% 34% 28% 14% 38% 32% 31% 31% 32% Unweighted N

12 12. Prior Authorization Do you think President Trump should or should not have gotten authorization from Congress before ordering the airstrikes? He should have gotten authorization from Congress 46% 39% 52% 52% 48% 46% 37% 45% 55% 45% 44% He should NOT have gotten authorization from Congress 31% 39% 24% 20% 24% 33% 47% 34% 20% 27% 28% Not sure 23% 22% 24% 28% 28% 21% 15% 21% 26% 28% 28% Unweighted N He should have gotten authorization from Congress 46% 66% 42% 25% 46% 50% 43% 43% 41% 50% 48% 43% He should NOT have gotten authorization from Congress 31% 17% 28% 58% 29% 35% 40% 28% 32% 31% 32% 29% Not sure 23% 18% 30% 17% 25% 15% 17% 29% 27% 18% 20% 28% Unweighted N

13 13. Final Authority In your view, who should have the final authority for deciding whether the United States should conduct military airstrikes against Syria? Congress 40% 40% 39% 49% 42% 34% 36% 39% 45% 40% 38% President Trump 35% 38% 31% 25% 24% 40% 48% 41% 15% 22% 31% Not sure 26% 21% 30% 26% 34% 26% 16% 20% 40% 38% 31% Unweighted N Congress 40% 51% 39% 23% 38% 43% 42% 40% 43% 38% 40% 38% President Trump 35% 18% 33% 61% 34% 38% 38% 29% 29% 34% 40% 30% Not sure 26% 30% 27% 16% 28% 18% 20% 31% 28% 28% 20% 32% Unweighted N

14 14. Responsibility to Act Do you think the United States has a responsibility to do something about the fighting in Syria, or do you think the United States does not have a responsibility to do this? The US has a responsibility 36% 40% 32% 38% 32% 35% 39% 36% 36% 38% 30% The US does not have this responsibility 36% 37% 34% 33% 37% 39% 31% 37% 30% 32% 36% Not sure 28% 22% 34% 28% 31% 26% 29% 26% 34% 30% 33% Unweighted N The US has a responsibility 36% 39% 30% 42% 34% 36% 45% 38% 41% 33% 36% 35% The US does not have this responsibility 36% 37% 37% 32% 38% 35% 33% 32% 27% 41% 37% 36% Not sure 28% 24% 33% 26% 29% 28% 23% 31% 33% 25% 27% 29% Unweighted N

15 15. Responsibility to Accept Refugees Do you think the United States has a responsibility to accept refugees from Syria into the country, or do you think the United States does not have a responsibility to do this? The US has a responsibility 36% 35% 36% 40% 37% 36% 29% 37% 37% 35% 25% The US does not have this responsibility 43% 48% 38% 35% 32% 46% 58% 48% 24% 32% 48% Not sure 22% 17% 26% 25% 31% 18% 13% 15% 40% 33% 27% Unweighted N The US has a responsibility 36% 51% 33% 17% 34% 40% 34% 36% 34% 39% 35% 33% The US does not have this responsibility 43% 27% 43% 68% 38% 48% 51% 46% 38% 39% 45% 48% Not sure 22% 23% 24% 15% 28% 12% 15% 18% 27% 22% 20% 18% Unweighted N

16 Interviewing Dates April 7-8, 2017 Target population Sampling method Weighting U.S. citizens, aged 18 and over. Respondents were selected from YouGov s opt-in Internet panel using sample matching. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2014 American Community Study. Voter registration was imputed from the November 2014 Current Population Survey Registration and Voting Supplement. The sample was weighted based on gender, age, race, education, 2012 and 2016 Presidential votes. The weights range from to 4.633, with a mean of one and a standard deviation of Number of respondents 1000 Margin of error Survey mode Questions not reported ± 3.8% (adjusted for weighting) Web-based interviews 39 questions not reported. 16