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1 CNN December 2017 The study was conducted for CNN via telephone by SSRS, an independent research company. Interviews were conducted from December 14, 2017 December 17, 2017 among a sample of 1,001 respondents. The landline total respondents were 401 and there were 600 of cell phone respondents. The margin of sampling error for total respondents is +/-3.6 at the 95% confidence level. The design effect is 1.4. More information about SSRS can be obtained by visiting EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: Friday, December 22 at 1:00 p.m. Q2. (A2) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling? Terrorism Approve Disapprove No opinion December 14-17, % 51% 7% November 2-5, % 48% 8% Jan Feb. 2, 2017* 44% 53%

2 Q26. How likely is it that there will be further acts of terrorism in the United States over the next several weeks? Very likely Somewhat likely Not too likely Not at all likely No opinion December 14-17, % 42% 17% 7% 6% June 16-19, % 47% 20% 7% 1% Nov Dec. 1, % 42% 28% 8% 2% October 24-26, % 36% 27% 14% 1% September 25-28, % 34% 29% 13% 2% September 24-29, % 33% 37% 14% 2% September 23-25, 2011* 5% 32% 36% 26% 1% May 2, % 42% 23% 6% 2% October 5-7, % 35% 33% 15% 3% May 21-23, 2010* 14% 41% 31% 12% 1% August 28-31, % 25% 42% 22% 1% December 1-2, % 27% 45% 17% 1% September 5-7, 2008* 7% 23% 43% 27% 1% June 26-29, % 27% 45% 20% 1% August 6-8, 2007* 9% 32% 42% 17% * May 4-6, % 27% 37% 23% 2% January 19-21, % 29% 41% 18% 3% August 18-20, 2006* 16% 38% 31% 13% 2% * Asked of Half Sample TRENDS NEXT

3 CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TRENDS Very Somewhat Not too Not at all No Likely Likely Likely Likely Opinion 2006 Jan 20-22* Jul Jul Jun Jan 7-9* Dec 17-19* Jul 19-21* Jan 9-11* Aug 25-26* Jul 18-20* May Mar Feb 7-9* Sep 13-16* Sep Jul 5-8* May 20-22* Mar 8-9* Dec 14-16* Nov 2-4* Oct 19-21* Oct 7** Sep 21-22** *Asked of a half sample. **WORDING: How likely is it that there will be further terrorist attacks in the United States over the next several weeks -- very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all

4 Q27. In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in its military action against ISIS forces in Iraq and Syria -- very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly? NET Moderately NET Moderately Very well Well well Badly badly Very badly No opinion December 14-17, % 16% 46% 30% 17% 13% 8% Apr. 28-May 1, % 7% 38% 54% 35% 19% 2% Nov Dec. 1, % 5% 33% 60% 35% 25% 2% Oct , % 4% 27% 67% 36% 31% 2% May 29-31, % 2% 36% 61% 32% 29% 1% Feb , % 5% 36% 58% 37% 21% 1% Oct , % 5% 43% 49% 33% 16% 3% FOR COMPARISON: CNN/ORC TRENDS IRAQ Very Moderately Moderately Very No Total Total well well badly badly opinion well badly May 14-17, % 45% 33% 14% 1% 52% 47% October % 42% 29% 18% * 53% 47% April 28-30, % 32% 28% 31% 2% 39% 59% Jan , % 38% 31% 23% 1% 46% 54% Nov. 2-4, % 29% 31% 34% * 34% 65% Oct , % 29% 27% 37% 1% 35% 64% June 22-24, % 26% 25% 44% 1% 30% 69% April 10-12, % 24% 30% 39% 3% 28% 69% March 9-11, % 26% 32% 35% 4% 29% 67% Sept. 29-Oct. 2, % 32% 30% 32% * 38% 62% September 22-24, % 32% 28% 33% 2% 38% 61% June 14-15, % 34% 29% 26% 4% 41% 55% June 8-11, % 38% 31% 23% 3% 43% 54% QUESTION WORDING: In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Iraq -- very well, moderately well, moderately badly or very badly? (TRENDS CONTINUE ON THE NEXT

5 CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TRENDS Very well Moderately well Moderately badly Very badly No opinion Total well Total badly 2006 Mar Jan Oct Aug Apr 29-May Mar Feb Jan Dec Sep Aug 9-11* Jul Jun * May May Apr Mar Nov Oct * Sep Aug Jul Jul Jun May 30-Jun May Apr *Asked of a half sample. QUESTION WORDING: In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Iraq -- very well, moderately well, moderately badly or very badly? QUESTION WORDING PRIOR TO 2004: How would you say things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now that the major fighting has ended very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very

6 Q28. Do you approve or disapprove of the Trump administration s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel? Approve Disapprove No opinion December 14-17, % 45% 11% Q29. Do you think the United States should or should not move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem? Should Should not No opinion December 14-17, % 49% 15% Q30. In the Middle East conflict, do you think the United States should take Israel s side, take the Palestinians side or not take either side? Israeli side Palestinian side Not take either side No opinion December 14-17, % 2% 67% 7% February 12-15, % 2% 66% 3% May 24-26, 2011* 32% 1% 65% 2% * Asked of Half Sample CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TRENDS Israel s side Palestinians side Not take either side No opinion 2003 Jun 12-15* Apr 29-May Apr Sep Jul 6-9* Jan Dec May * Asked of Half

7 Q31. Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and the Arab nations will be able to settle their differences and live in peace? Will Will not No opinion December 14-17, % 56% 6% March 15-17, % 66% 2% CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TRENDS Will Will not No opinion 2006 Feb % 65% 3% 2005 Feb % 48% 3% 2004 Nov % 60% 3% 2003 Jun * 38% 60% 2% 2003 May % 46% 3% 2002 Apr % 61% 3% 2002 Feb % 59% 4% 2001 Aug % 64% 4% 2001 Feb % 56% 3% 2000 Jan % 45% 6% 1999 Jul % 47% 4% 1998 Dec % 56% 4% 1997 Aug % 56% 8% * Asked of a half sample. Q.32 Do you think people who are transgender should or should not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military? Should Should not No opinion December 14-17, % 22%

8 MORE ON METHODOLOGY A total of 1,001 adults were interviewed by telephone nationwide by live interviewers calling both landline and cell phones. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish. Among the entire sample, 33% described themselves as Democrats, 23% described themselves as Republicans, and 44% described themselves as independents or members of another party. All respondents were asked questions concerning basic demographics, and the entire sample was weighted to reflect national Census figures for gender, race, age, education, region of country, and telephone usage. Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of +/-3.6 percentage points. For the sample of 898 registered voters, it is +/-3.8 percentage points. Crosstabs on the following pages only include results for subgroups with enough unweighted cases to produce a sampling error of +/-8.5 percentage points or less once adjusted for design effect. Some subgroups represent too small a share of the national population to produce crosstabs with an acceptable sampling error. Interviews were conducted among these subgroups, but results for groups with a design-effect adjusted sampling error larger than +/-8.5 percentage points are not displayed and instead are denoted with

9 CNN/SSRS Poll -- December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017 TABLE 003 2C. (A2c) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling Terrorism? Base: Total Respondents Non- Total Men Women White white ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Approve 42% 52% 33% 51% 25% Disapprove 51% 41% 61% 43% 66% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 8% 6% 5% 9% Sampling Error (+/-) Total < Approve 42% 36% 35% 53% 46% 34% 49% Disapprove 51% 56% 58% 43% 45% 58% 45% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 8% 6% 4% 9% 8% 6% Sampling Error (+/-) Non- White White coll. Coll. non- coll. Total <$50K $50K+ grad grad. coll. grad. Approve 42% 35% 48% 44% 39% 57% 41% Disapprove 51% 59% 46% 49% 55% 37% 53% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 6% 6% 7% 6% 5% 6% Sampling Error (+/-) Indep Con Demo- endnt Repub Lib- Mode- serva Total crat Other lican eral rate tive Approve 42% 13% 42% 85% 15% 40% 68% Disapprove 51% 79% 52% 11% 78% 53% 28% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 7% 7% 4% 7% 7% 4% Sampling Error (+/-) Lean Lean Trump Trump Demo- Repub ap- disap Reg. Total crat lican prove prove voter ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Approve 42% 14% 81% 91% 12% 42% Disapprove 51% 79% 16% 5% 81% 52% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 8% 3% 4% 6% 6% Sampling Error (+/-)

10 CNN/SSRS Poll -- December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017 TABLE How likely is it that there will be further acts of terrorism in the United States over the next several weeks? Base: Total Respondents Non- Total Men Women White white ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Likely (Net) 70% 65% 76% 69% 73% Very likely 28% 21% 35% 24% 35% Somewhat likely 42% 44% 40% 45% 38% Not likely (Net) 24% 28% 20% 27% 20% Not too likely 17% 19% 16% 20% 14% Not at all likely 7% 9% 4% 7% 6% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 7% 4% 5% 7% Sampling Error (+/-) Total < Likely (Net) 70% 64% 66% 75% 78% 65% 75% Very likely 28% 27% 27% 29% 30% 27% 29% Somewhat likely 42% 37% 39% 46% 48% 38% 45% Not likely (Net) 24% 30% 26% 21% 16% 28% 21% Not too likely 17% 25% 16% 17% 10% 21% 14% Not at all likely 7% 6% 10% 4% 6% 6% 7% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 5% 8% 4% 6% 7% 4% Sampling Error (+/-) Non- White White coll. Coll. non- coll. Total <$50K $50K+ grad grad. coll. grad. Likely (Net) 70% 73% 68% 72% 67% 70% 67% Very likely 28% 32% 25% 31% 23% 25% 22% Somewhat likely 42% 41% 43% 41% 44% 44% 45% Not likely (Net) 24% 22% 27% 23% 26% 26% 28% Not too likely 17% 15% 20% 16% 21% 18% 22% Not at all likely 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 7% 6% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 5% 6% 5% 7% 4% 5% Sampling Error (+/-) Indep Con Demo- endnt Repub Lib- Mode- serva Total crat Other lican eral rate tive Likely (Net) 70% 73% 72% 64% 71% 71% 70% Very likely 28% 32% 28% 24% 28% 26% 30% Somewhat likely 42% 41% 43% 40% 43% 45% 40% Not likely (Net) 24% 23% 22% 31% 25% 23% 25% Not too likely 17% 18% 17% 19% 19% 17% 16% Not at all likely 7% 5% 5% 12% 5% 5% 9% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 5% 6% 5% 4% 7% 5% Sampling Error (+/-) Lean Lean Trump Trump Demo- Repub ap- disap Reg. Total crat lican prove prove voter ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Likely (Net) 70% 72% 67% 69% 73% 71% Very likely 28% 31% 22% 25% 30% 27% Somewhat likely 42% 41% 45% 44% 43% 44% Not likely (Net) 24% 22% 27% 27% 22% 24% Not too likely 17% 18% 17% 18% 17% 18% Not at all likely 7% 5% 11% 9% 5% 6% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 5% 5% 4% 6% 5% Sampling Error (+/-)

11 CNN/SSRS Poll -- December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017 TABLE In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in its military action against ISIS forces in Iraq and Syria -- very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly? Base: Total Respondents Non- Total Men Women White white ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Well (Net) 62% 71% 54% 68% 51% Very well 16% 23% 10% 18% 13% Moderately well 46% 48% 43% 50% 38% Badly (Net) 30% 23% 37% 25% 40% Moderately badly 17% 12% 22% 15% 20% Very badly 13% 11% 15% 10% 19% Don't know/undecided/refused 8% 6% 9% 6% 9% Sampling Error (+/-) Total < Well (Net) 62% 57% 60% 67% 67% 58% 66% Very well 16% 13% 14% 23% 17% 13% 20% Moderately well 46% 44% 46% 45% 50% 45% 46% Badly (Net) 30% 37% 33% 26% 22% 35% 26% Moderately badly 17% 22% 17% 15% 13% 20% 15% Very badly 13% 15% 16% 11% 9% 15% 11% Don't know/undecided/refused 8% 7% 6% 7% 12% 7% 8% Sampling Error (+/-) Non- White White coll. Coll. non- coll. Total <$50K $50K+ grad grad. coll. grad. Well (Net) 62% 55% 69% 59% 68% 68% 69% Very well 16% 12% 19% 15% 19% 18% 20% Moderately well 46% 43% 50% 44% 49% 50% 49% Badly (Net) 30% 36% 26% 33% 24% 25% 25% Moderately badly 17% 18% 17% 17% 17% 14% 18% Very badly 13% 18% 9% 16% 7% 11% 7% Don't know/undecided/refused 8% 9% 5% 7% 8% 7% 6% Sampling Error (+/-) Indep Con Demo- endnt Repub Lib- Mode- serva Total crat Other lican eral rate tive Well (Net) 62% 50% 63% 78% 50% 64% 72% Very well 16% 7% 17% 28% 9% 12% 27% Moderately well 46% 43% 46% 50% 41% 52% 45% Badly (Net) 30% 42% 30% 14% 44% 29% 21% Moderately badly 17% 25% 16% 10% 27% 17% 11% Very badly 13% 17% 14% 5% 16% 12% 10% Don't know/undecided/refused 8% 8% 7% 8% 7% 6% 7% Sampling Error (+/-) Lean Lean Trump Trump Demo- Repub ap- disap Reg. Total crat lican prove prove voter ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Well (Net) 62% 51% 79% 82% 51% 64% Very well 16% 8% 29% 32% 8% 17% Moderately well 46% 43% 50% 50% 43% 47% Badly (Net) 30% 41% 14% 11% 42% 28% Moderately badly 17% 24% 8% 7% 23% 17% Very badly 13% 17% 6% 4% 19% 11% Don't know/undecided/refused 8% 8% 7% 7% 8% 8% Sampling Error (+/-)

12 CNN/SSRS Poll -- December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017 TABLE Do you approve or disapprove of the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel? Base: Total Respondents Non- Total Men Women White white ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Approve 44% 48% 41% 51% 33% Disapprove 45% 43% 47% 38% 56% Don't know/undecided/refused 11% 10% 12% 11% 11% Sampling Error (+/-) Total < Approve 44% 45% 38% 51% 43% 43% 46% Disapprove 45% 40% 53% 40% 46% 44% 45% Don't know/undecided/refused 11% 15% 9% 9% 11% 13% 9% Sampling Error (+/-) Non- White White coll. Coll. non- coll. Total <$50K $50K+ grad grad. coll. grad. Approve 44% 42% 47% 48% 36% 57% 39% Disapprove 45% 44% 45% 40% 54% 32% 51% Don't know/undecided/refused 11% 14% 8% 11% 10% 11% 10% Sampling Error (+/-) Indep Con Demo- endnt Repub Lib- Mode- serva Total crat Other lican eral rate tive Approve 44% 19% 45% 79% 21% 37% 72% Disapprove 45% 71% 43% 11% 69% 51% 21% Don't know/undecided/refused 11% 9% 12% 10% 10% 12% 7% Sampling Error (+/-) Lean Lean Trump Trump Demo- Repub ap- disap Reg. Total crat lican prove prove voter ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Approve 44% 22% 77% 82% 23% 45% Disapprove 45% 68% 12% 10% 66% 45% Don't know/undecided/refused 11% 10% 11% 8% 10% 11% Sampling Error (+/-)

13 CNN/SSRS Poll -- December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017 TABLE Do you think the United States should or should not move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem? Base: Total Respondents Non- Total Men Women White white ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Should 36% 40% 33% 39% 31% Should not 49% 49% 50% 47% 53% Don't know/undecided/refused 15% 12% 17% 14% 17% Sampling Error (+/-) Total < Should 36% 35% 34% 42% 34% 34% 38% Should not 49% 49% 51% 47% 51% 50% 48% Don't know/undecided/refused 15% 16% 15% 12% 15% 16% 13% Sampling Error (+/-) Non- White White coll. Coll. non- coll. Total <$50K $50K+ grad grad. coll. grad. Should 36% 35% 38% 40% 28% 44% 30% Should not 49% 48% 50% 46% 56% 43% 55% Don't know/undecided/refused 15% 17% 12% 14% 16% 13% 15% Sampling Error (+/-) Indep Con Demo- endnt Repub Lib- Mode- serva Total crat Other lican eral rate tive Should 36% 14% 37% 66% 16% 30% 60% Should not 49% 71% 48% 20% 71% 55% 25% Don't know/undecided/refused 15% 15% 15% 13% 13% 15% 15% Sampling Error (+/-) Lean Lean Trump Trump Demo- Repub ap- disap Reg. Total crat lican prove prove voter ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Should 36% 18% 65% 68% 18% 36% Should not 49% 69% 22% 19% 68% 50% Don't know/undecided/refused 15% 13% 13% 14% 14% 14% Sampling Error (+/-)

14 CNN/SSRS Poll -- December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017 TABLE In the Middle East conflict, do you think the United States should take Israel's side, take the Palestinians' side or not take either side? Base: Total Respondents Non- Total Men Women White white ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Israeli side 24% 26% 22% 29% 15% Palestinian side 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% Not take either side 67% 67% 68% 64% 74% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 5% 8% 5% 9% Sampling Error (+/-) Total < Israeli side 24% 16% 17% 34% 34% 15% 33% Palestinian side 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% Not take either side 67% 74% 75% 58% 58% 76% 60% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 8% 7% 5% 6% 8% 6% Sampling Error (+/-) Non- White White coll. Coll. non- coll. Total <$50K $50K+ grad grad. coll. grad. Israeli side 24% 22% 26% 25% 24% 32% 25% Palestinian side 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% Not take either side 67% 69% 68% 66% 69% 61% 68% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 8% 3% 7% 6% 6% 5% Sampling Error (+/-) Indep Con Demo- endnt Repub Lib- Mode- serva Total crat Other lican eral rate tive Israeli side 24% 12% 22% 48% 8% 20% 44% Palestinian side 2% 2% 2% 2% 4% 1% 1% Not take either side 67% 78% 70% 44% 83% 73% 49% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 8% 6% 7% 6% 6% 7% Sampling Error (+/-) Lean Lean Trump Trump Demo- Repub ap- disap Reg. Total crat lican prove prove voter ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Israeli side 24% 12% 44% 48% 11% 26% Palestinian side 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% Not take either side 67% 79% 50% 47% 80% 66% Don't know/undecided/refused 7% 7% 5% 4% 8% 6% Sampling Error (+/-)

15 CNN/SSRS Poll -- December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017 TABLE Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and the Arab nations will be able to settle their differences and live in peace? Base: Total Respondents Non- Total Men Women White white ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Will 39% 39% 38% 36% 43% Will not 56% 57% 54% 58% 52% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 4% 8% 6% 5% Sampling Error (+/-) Total < Will 39% 47% 39% 34% 32% 44% 34% Will not 56% 49% 57% 59% 59% 52% 59% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 4% 3% 7% 9% 4% 7% Sampling Error (+/-) Non- White White coll. Coll. non- coll. Total <$50K $50K+ grad grad. coll. grad. Will 39% 44% 35% 39% 39% 34% 39% Will not 56% 50% 61% 56% 56% 60% 56% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 7% 4% 5% 6% 6% 5% Sampling Error (+/-) Indep Con Demo- endnt Repub Lib- Mode- serva Total crat Other lican eral rate tive Will 39% 46% 36% 33% 44% 37% 37% Will not 56% 47% 59% 63% 51% 57% 58% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 7% 5% 5% 6% 6% 5% Sampling Error (+/-) Lean Lean Trump Trump Demo- Repub ap- disap Reg. Total crat lican prove prove voter ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Will 39% 43% 33% 31% 45% 38% Will not 56% 51% 62% 64% 49% 56% Don't know/undecided/refused 6% 6% 5% 5% 6% 6% Sampling Error (+/-)

16 CNN/SSRS Poll -- December 14, 2017 to December 17, 2017 TABLE Do you think people who are transgender should or should not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military? Base: Total Respondents Non- Total Men Women White white ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Should 73% 70% 76% 71% 79% Should not 22% 26% 18% 24% 17% Don't know/undecided/refused 5% 4% 5% 5% 4% Sampling Error (+/-) Total < Should 73% 79% 77% 68% 68% 78% 70% Should not 22% 20% 19% 25% 25% 20% 23% Don't know/undecided/refused 5% 1% 4% 7% 7% 2% 7% Sampling Error (+/-) Non- White White coll. Coll. non- coll. Total <$50K $50K+ grad grad. coll. grad. Should 73% 77% 72% 71% 78% 67% 79% Should not 22% 19% 24% 24% 18% 27% 18% Don't know/undecided/refused 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 6% 4% Sampling Error (+/-) Indep Con Demo- endnt Repub Lib- Mode- serva Total crat Other lican eral rate tive Should 73% 90% 75% 48% 94% 78% 53% Should not 22% 7% 21% 45% 5% 19% 39% Don't know/undecided/refused 5% 3% 4% 8% 1% 3% 8% Sampling Error (+/-) Lean Lean Trump Trump Demo- Repub ap- disap Reg. Total crat lican prove prove voter ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Should 73% 90% 52% 47% 89% 73% Should not 22% 8% 41% 46% 8% 22% Don't know/undecided/refused 5% 2% 7% 7% 3% 5% Sampling Error (+/-)