Most Americans Oppose Trump’s Push On Greenland, Poll Shows

Americans broadly oppose President Donald Trump’s latest foreign policy ambitions in Greenland, according to a new poll released Thursday, and are skeptical about U.S. incursions abroad.

In a CNN poll released Thursday, 75 percent of those surveyed oppose the U.S. “attempting to take control of Greenland,” including 52 percent who strongly reject the idea. Just one in four respondents said they support efforts to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory, which Trump has argued is vital to U.S. national security and strengthening NATO.

Self-described Republicans were evenly split, with 50 percent supporting the president’s efforts and 50 percent opposing them. Democrats were far less divided, with 94 percent opposing the move overall, including 80 percent who said they strongly oppose it.

The polling comes following diplomatic talks between foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House on Wednesday, which ultimately failed to reach an agreement over the territory.

The two sides “still have a fundamental disagreement” over Trump’s desire to take over Greenland, Denmark’s foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said after the meeting.

There was widespread opposition toward Trump’s broader use of power in the survey. More than half of Americans said the president has gone “too far” in trying to expand America’s power over other countries. In recent weeks, the Trump administration has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and Trump has threatened Iran’s government over violence against anti-regime protesters.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Unease about prolonged U.S. involvement in Venezuela comes ahead of opposition leader María Corina Machado’s visit to the White House on Thursday. Sixty-two percent of Americans said they lacked confidence that Venezuela will have a stable government a year from now, while 67 percent said it is at least somewhat likely that U.S. military action there will result in a prolonged deployment of American troops.

Americans were also skeptical about the stated motives behind U.S. intervention. A majority of Americans said access to Venezuelan oil played a major role in the decision to take military action, while 39 percent said a major factor was to bring Maduro to stand trial in the U.S., and 26 percent said it was to improve the lives of Venezuelans.

The findings align with previous polling suggesting growing resistance towards military involvement abroad and presidential overreach.

The CNN poll was conducted by SSRS from Jan. 9 to Jan. 12, and surveyed 1,209 adults via web and phone. It has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.1 percentage points, and there is a larger margin of error for smaller subgroups.