Overview
- Fifty-six percent of U.S. adults say President Trump has gone too far in using the military abroad following the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.
- Majorities disapprove of Trump’s approach to foreign policy overall (61%) and his handling of Venezuela specifically (57%).
- Republicans mostly back the president’s actions, with 71% saying his approach is about right and only about 1 in 10 wanting him to go further.
- Nearly half of Americans want the U.S. to be less active in world affairs, up from 33% in a September 2025 reading, while about 2 in 10 favor more involvement.
- About half view the Venezuela intervention as mostly good for curbing illegal drug flows, though fewer see clear gains for U.S. security or the economy; the poll surveyed 1,203 adults Jan. 8–11 with a ±3.9-point margin of error.