Sixty Percent Of Americans Think Trump �Too Friendly Toward Russia - CNN Poll

(UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th August, 2018) Six out of ten Americans believe President Donald Trump is too friendly with Russia, and among registered Democrats the figure rises to 84 percent, a CNN poll released on Friday said.

�Nearly 6 in 10 say Donald Trump has been too friendly toward Russia,� CNN said, citing the poll carried out by SSRS. Also, �Four in 10 Americans see Russia as an enemy of the United States � the largest share to say so since CNN polls began asking the question in 1999.�

According to the poll, 84 percent of Democrats said Trump is too friendly to Russia, along with 54 percent of Independents and 27 percent of Republicans, the report said.

SSRS, an independent research company, used a sample of 1,002 respondents from August 9 to August 12 for the poll, it said.

Some 90 percent of those polled still regarded the United Kingdom and France as allies or friends of the United States, with 84 percent agreeing for Germany, and 75 percent for Israel, CNN said.