Trump’s North Korea strategy is winning over Democrats

By Anna Giaritelli

Published May 10, 2018 4:53pm ET

Trump’s North Korea strategy is winning over Democrats — President Donald Trump, center, speaks as he greets Tony Kim, third left, Kim Dong Chul, fourth right, and Kim Hak Song, second right, three Americans detained in North Korea for over a year, as they arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Thursday, May 10, 2018. First lady Melania Trump, far left, Vice President Mike Pence, behind Tony Kim, and his wife Karen Pence, behind Trump, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were also at the air force base to greet them. The woman at right is unidentified. | (Susan Walsh/AP)

President Trump’s approval rating for his handling of North Korea has jumped 20 points among Democrats over the past month, according to a CNN poll released Thursday.

The May 2-5 survey was taken prior to the Thursday arrival of three Americans who had been held captive by North Korea for two years, but found still found Democratic approval of Trump jumped from 6 percent to 26 percent since March 22-25.