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Close to 4 in 10, 44%, believe the U.S. actions will do more to benefit than harm the Venezuelan people
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Republicans are more likely than Democrats and independents to see benefits to the U.S. action, particularly its effects on drug trafficking.
Key facts
- The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was conducted Jan. 8-11, after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture
- The AP-NORC poll of 1,203 adults was conducted Jan. 8-11 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population
- The vast majority of Republicans, 71%, say Trump’s actions have been “about right,” and only about 1 in 10 want to see him go further
- Only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults say they want the country to be more involved globally, including about 1 in 10 Republicans
Summary
WASHINGTON — More than half of U.S. adults believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was conducted Jan. 8-11, after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture. The findings largely cut against Trump’s aggressive foreign policy stance, which has recently included efforts to exert control over Venezuelan oil, calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland and warnings the U.S. would provide aid to people protesting in Iran. Republicans are mostly following Trump’s lead, despite the sharp contrast with the “America First” platform he ran on.