Fifty-seven percent disapprove of his handling of foreign affairs more broadly, and 54% disapprove of how the President is handling terrorism. Another 60% rate Obama negatively on his handling of electronic national security.
The declining approval ratings for Obama on national security come as a weekend of international turmoil further underscores the growing threats abroad.
Denmark’s capitol was rocked by two shootings, one at a free speech event featuring a controversial catroonist and another just hours later outside a synagogue, which left two dead and five police officers wounded.
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Seventy-eight percent of Americans say Congress should give Obama the authority to fight ISIS, a slight decline from 82% who supported it in December. A similarly large majority say Obama was right to ask Congress for the authority, rather than proceeding with the battle unilaterally.
The survey was conducted among 1,027 adult Americans from Feb. 12-15, and has a margin of sampling error of 3%.
