Poll Says Fewer Americans See Canada As U.S. Ally

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new AP-NORC poll finds that as America’s longtime allies reel over President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs, his hostility and — in some cases — open threats of invasion, his actions and his rhetoric may be shaping perceptions of which countries are viewed as friends and foes. Americans are now less likely to see Canada and the U.S. as close allies than they were less than two years ago, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Although most still see the countries’ relationship as at least “friendly,” slightly fewer than half of U.S. adults — just 45% — now consider the U.S. to be “close allies” with its neighbor to the north. That’s down from about 6 in 10 in a poll conducted in September 2023.