A third of Americans think Trump can handle NKorea

WASHINGTON—As President Donald Trump arrived in Japan to start a five-nation trip to Asia that will be heavily focused on the nuclear standoff with North Korea, most Americans have little faith in his ability to handle that problem, according to a poll published Sunday.

Only 1 in 3 Americans said they had a “great deal” or even a “good amount” of trust in Trump’s ability to “act responsibly in handling the situation involving North Korea,” The Washington Post/ABC News poll found. Half said they did not trust him at all, with the rest expressing little trust.

The rating on that issue is slightly lower than Trump’s overall job approval: The poll found 37 percent approving Trump’s job performance and 59 percent disapproving. That’s in line with recent surveys from Fox News, Gallup, Rasmussen, YouGov, SurveyMonkey and other organizations.

Trump gets his highest marks on the economy, on which 44 percent rate him good or excellent and 53 percent fair or poor, the new poll found. He gets his lowest ratings on handling race relations and health care, where only about one quarter of Americans said his work has been good or excellent.

Just more than half those surveyed said America’s leadership in the world has weakened since Trump took office; 1 in 4 say it is stronger.

The Post/ABC poll was conducted Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 among 1,005 adults.