A new CBS News poll released on Monday showed a majority of Americans support President Donald Trump's decision to launch missile strikes in Syria on Thursday.
President Donald Trump launched 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield last Thursday after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons attack that killed nearly 100 noncombatants, including 31 children and 20 women, on April 4.
A CBS poll released on Monday showed 57 percent of Americans supported Trump's missile launch against Syria.
Trump saw a bump in his own poll numbers as well. The president's approval jumped to 43 percent after the missile strike. "The increase in approval is driven mainly by independents, who are now at 42 percent approval up from 34 percent, while Republicans have held steady," CBS reported.
The poll also showed fewer Americans, mostly Independents, find Trump's approach to Russia as "too friendly."
The CBS poll was conducted from April 7 to 9.
