AP poll: 'Just 26% of Americans say the U.S. should play a major role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict'

Greg P. | 2:04 PM on February 24, 2022

A new poll out from the Associated Press found that “Just 26% of Americans say the U.S. should play a major role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict”:

BREAKING: Just 26% of Americans say the U.S. should play a major role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in a new AP-NORC poll. President Biden has argued that fundamental American values are at stake in Eastern Europe. https://t.co/ZK8SOFlWRR

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 23, 2022

From the AP:

Just 26% say the U.S. should have a major role in the conflict, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Fifty-two percent say a minor role; 20% say none at all.

Granted, everyone polled will have a different idea about what a “major role” means, but White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged the question when asked about the poll at the briefing on Wednesday:

AP reporter to Psaki: "Only 26% of Americans want the U.S. to play a major role in this crisis. Given…this could increase costs…has the White House done enough to prepare [them] for…what impact it could be on their lives?"

Psaki says it's "very important" to Biden pic.twitter.com/qVYPp0Boei

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 23, 2022

The poll also found that “Americans are particularly focused on economic issues, including rising inflation,” which will make the coming rise in gas prices pretty hard to swallow. Maybe team Biden can get Tom Hanks to make a new video?

Maybe Tom Hanks should host a fireside chat (or TikTok snippets)with a map explaining the history of the region, the present-day players and how dangerous this moment is. If you've lost NPR listeners–woman in this story says she's tuned out–how many others r same? https://t.co/H4c4ZItnnW

— Amanda Garrett (@agarrettABJ) February 23, 2022