Administration Fox News poll: Majority says Trump’s handling of Iran has made US less safe by Tara Suter - 03/04/26 4:23 PM ET by Tara Suter - 03/04/26 4:23 PM ET Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email NOW PLAYING A majority of American voters believe that President Trump’s relationship with Iran has made the U.S. less safe, according to a new poll. In the Fox News poll, 51 percent of respondents said the president’s relationship with Iran has increased risk for the U.S. Twenty-nine percent in the poll said Trump’s relationship with Iran has increased security for the U.S., while 19 percent said his relationship has resulted in “no difference.” One percent said they were unsure about the effect of Trump’s relationship with Iran on American safety. Trump has dismissed polls featuring low approval from Americans when it comes to the U.S. military operation in Iran.  “I think that the polling is very good, but I don’t care about polling. I have to do the right thing. I have to do the right thing. This should have been done a long time ago,” Trump said in a New York Post interview published Monday. “I don’t think the polling is low,” the president added. “Look, whether polling is low or not, I think the polling is probably fine. But it’s not a question of polling. You cannot let Iran, who’s a nation that has been run by crazy people, have a nuclear weapon.” When asked in the Fox News poll if they believe “Iran poses a real national security threat to the United States,” 61 percent of those polled answered in the affirmative, while 38 percent did not think the country posed a threat. On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the top U.S. general previewed a major bombing campaign against Iran in the wake of American and Israeli forces securing greater control of Iranian airspace. “More and larger waves are coming. We are just getting started. We are accelerating, not decelerating. Iran’s capabilities are evaporating by the hour, while American strength grows fiercer, smarter and utterly dominant,” Hegseth said. The Fox News poll took place from Feb. 28 to March 2, featuring 1,004 registered voters and a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Add as preferred source on Google Tags Donald Trump Fox News poll Iran Iran strikes Pete Hegseth Trump administration white house Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email More Administration News See All Administration Spain ‘categorially’ denies White House claim it will cooperate on Iran war by Sophie Brams 8 minutes ago Administration  /  8 minutes ago