President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
The Fox News Digital focus groups were conducted by maslansky + partners.
The dial survey revealed that Republican approval surged when Trump mentioned Zelenskyy had sent him a letter, while support among independents grew when Trump read the letter aloud, with Zelenskyy expressing readiness to sign the proposed deal.
The Democratic line stayed mostly neutral throughout this portion of Trump's speech, with minimal uptick when the letter was read aloud.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Friday.
The letter comes after Zelenskyy's heated meeting in the Oval Office last Friday where he questioned the deal's security assurance for Ukraine, with Trump and Vice President JD Vance calling his behavior "disrespectful." The meeting abruptly ended with no deal signed and Zelenskyy was kicked out of the White House.
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The Trump administration last month presented a draft agreement that would grant the U.S. significant access to Ukraine's rich natural resources, including critical minerals, oil and gas. The initial proposal called for Ukraine to allocate 50% of its revenues from natural resources, infrastructure and other assets to a joint Reconstruction Investment Fund to repay $500 billion in military aid provided by the U.S. during the ongoing conflict with Russia.
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