--- title: Donald Trump Foreign Policy Ideas Take Root, Poll Shows description: Nearly 60% of Americans want the United States to deal with its own problems and leave other countries to deal with their own issues canonical: https://time.com/4319341/pew-poll-foreign-policy-donald-trump/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-05T14:33:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T17:18:34.400Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Foreign Policy Ideas Take Root, Poll Shows og:description: Nearly 60% of Americans want the United States to deal with its own problems and leave other countries to deal with their own issues og:url: https://time.com/4319341/pew-poll-foreign-policy-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt90abc553a240cbc4/698892010a4a22015f9c98b5/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at The Palladium in Carmel, Ind., Monday, May 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Foreign Policy Ideas Take Root, Poll Shows twitter:description: Nearly 60% of Americans want the United States to deal with its own problems and leave other countries to deal with their own issues twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt90abc553a240cbc4/698892010a4a22015f9c98b5/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Around 50% of Americans Have Donald Trump-like Views on Foreign Policy and Trade, Poll Shows  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent May 5, 2016 2:33 PM UTC  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at The Palladium in Carmel, Ind., on May 2, 2016. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at The Palladium in Carmel, Ind., on May 2, 2016.Michael Conroy—AP  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent May 5, 2016 2:33 PM UTC Nearly 60% of Americans want the United States to deal with its own problems and leave other countries to deal with their own issues, according to a [new poll](http://www.people-press.org/2016/05/05/public-uncertain-divided-over-americas-place-in-the-world/). The poll, conducted by Pew Research, [follows calls](http://time.com/4309786/read-donald-trumps-america-first-foreign-policy-speech/) from presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump to reduce U.S. involvement in conflicts elsewhere around the globe. The U.S. desire for a more [isolationist approach](http://time.com/4277503/debunking-trumps-foreign-policy/) extends to economic issues, the poll shows. Nearly 50% of those surveyed said that involvement in the global economy costs jobs. Both the Republican and Democratic Parties have strong contingents that support isolationist policies, but members of GOP were particularly likely to support reduced international engagement. 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