FILE-President Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media during a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A new poll reveals that more than half of Americans think President Donald Trump has "gone too far" in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries.
Approximately 56% of respondents say Trump overstepped on military involvement abroad, while a majority of people don’t favor how he has managed foreign policy overall as well as Venezuela specifically, according to an Associated Press-NORC poll.
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To collect their data, researchers surveyed 1,203 adults between Jan. 8–11 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is created to be representative of the U.S. population.
Many Americans think US action in Venezuela is good for stopping drug trafficking
What they're saying:
The poll noted that 50% of respondents think the U.S. intervening in Venezuela will be "mostly a good thing" for neutralizing the flow of illegal drugs into the country.
Meanwhile, about 44% believe U.S. actions will do more to benefit than hurt the Venezuelan people, who lived under Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's dictatorship for over 10 years.
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However, Americans are split on whether involvement will be good or bad for U.S. economic and national security interests or won't have an impact.
According to the poll, most Americans oppose more U.S. involvement in world affairs. Almost 50% of Americans want the U.S. to take a "less active" role, compared to 33% who believe its current role is "about right."
Political parties divided on US involvement in Venezuela
The other side:
Among political parties, the poll found that Republicans are more likely than Democrats and independents to see advantages to the U.S. action, specifically its effects on drug trafficking.
Roughly 8 in 10 Republicans say the nation’s involvement will be "mostly a good thing" for ending the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S., but only 6 in 10 Republicans think this will benefit the U.S. economy. And only 2 in 10 Americans admit they want the U.S. to be more involved globally, including about 1 in 10 Republicans.
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And at least 50% of Democrats and independents now want the U.S. to do less. Moreover, Republicans have grown more likely to hint that President Donald Trump’s level of involvement is right.
About 6 in 10 Republicans, 64%, say the country’s current role in world affairs is "about right," which is up slightly from 55% in September. About 25% of Republicans say the U.S. needs to take a "less active role" in solving problems around the globe, down slightly from 34% a few months ago.
Furthermore, Republicans say they are more likely to indicate that Trump’s involvement is right. Approximately 64% of Republicans believe the nation's current role in world affairs is "about right," compared to 25% of Republicans who admit the U.S. needs to take a "less active role" in solving problems globally.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by an Associated Press-NORC poll conducted between Jan. 8-11 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is created to be representative of the U.S. population. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.