Voters want Trump focused on domestic, not foreign issues

Published November 12, 2025 11:51am ET



The White House, embroiled in a heated debate over the president’s plan to invite hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers into the United States, is being pressured by voters to focus more on domestic issues and less on foreign policy.

In two new independent polls, majorities of likely voters and supporters of President Donald Trump want him to tackle the Main Street issues that he campaigned on last year, rather than world hot spots such as Nigeria and Mali.

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