About 70% of Trump voters support U.S. international assistance, with three-quarters endorsing the Food for Peace program, according to a survey commissioned by The Campaign for America First International Assistance.
The Food for Peace program, established in 1954, aims to decrease hunger and improve food security worldwide. Now managed by the State Department, it provides aid to populations suffering from food insecurity in regions affected by conflict, natural disaster or economic instability.
The online survey, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, surveyed 1,200 likely voters from Oct. 26 to Oct. 29.
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About 74% of Trump voters backed Food for Peace, with 76% agreeing that international assistance is compatible with the president’s “America First” vision. A majority of those surveyed also believe that cutting foreign assistance has hurt the U.S. standing as a global superpower.
The White House proposed to eliminate the program, but the fiscal 2026 spending bill for the Agriculture Department funds the program at $1.2 billion and requires the administration to study the potential transfer of the program from State to USDA. The program was funded at $1.6 billion for FY25.
Some 73% of Trump voters believe President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize if he creates a world where “almost no child starves to death anymore.”
