A Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll conducted December 2-4, 2025, found 64% of registered voters support direct U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine if it makes concessions to end the war with Russia, with 72% of Democrats, 63% of Republicans and 57% of independents in favor, according to X posts by @ArgoJournal shared between 2:15 a.m. and 2:45 a.m. UTC on December 9. The same poll showed 65% of voters believe the Trump administration should continue providing weaponry to Ukraine and imposing economic sanctions on Russia if it refuses to negotiate and prolongs the bloodshed, including 71% of Democrats, 67% of Republicans and 58% of independents, as reported in the @ArgoJournal posts during the 29-minute period ending at 2:45 a.m. UTC. Full results are available in the poll's key findings PDF. In a separate development, journalist Gretchen Carlson stated on CNN's AC360 that many Republicans would have criticized President Donald Trump similarly to Pete Hegseth's 2016 warnings about Trump issuing unlawful military orders, citing CNN's KFile reporting, according to an X post by @AC360 in the reporting window.
