Article snippet: The poll found that a majority – 57% – of veterans approve of Trump’s handling of the military, with about half at 48% saying his policies have made the military stronger. Forty-one percent of veterans said they disapproved and only 23% said they have made the military weaker. The poll surveyed 1,284 U.S. military veterans and was conducted May 14-June 3, 2019 with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points. A majority of veterans — 64% — also said Trump respects veterans a “great deal” or a “fair amount,” versus the 38% who said Trump does not respect veterans much or at all. Older veterans were more likely than younger veterans to say Trump respects veterans a “great deal” — at 54% and 40%. A majority of veterans — 58% — approve of Trump sending troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to deal with migrants coming to the U.S. Fifty-three percent approved of his withdrawing the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, and 52% approved of his transgender policy. The poll also showed that a majority of veterans approve of his handling of North Korea, NATO, and Russia. However, a majority of veterans disapproved of creating the Space Force, at 53%, versus 45% who approved. Veterans’ views of Trump differed widely between Republican and Democrat veterans. An overwhelming 92% of veterans who are Republicans or lean Republican said they approved of how Trump is handling the military, as well as 6% of veterans who are Democrats or lean Democrat. Ninety-three per... Link to the full article to read more