Millennials, the most isolationist generation: Study

Published August 2, 2018 7:11pm ET



Almost half of millennials believe the United States should not play an active role in world affairs, according to a recent study from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

The organization found that while the silent generation — those born between 1928 and 1945 — widely support America’s involvement in global affairs (78 percent), the level of support diminished with each age group. It’s easy to say that millennials are simply resisting the Trump administration’s foreign policy on a partisan basis, but millennials generally had the same sentiment during the Obama administration.

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