Opinion Today
January 15, 2026
What Americans think about Trump’s military intervention abroad, according to a new AP-NORC poll Linley Sanders, Associated Press 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.
Fewer want the U.S. to take an active role in global affairs AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Following the recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela, 45% of the public say the country should be less involved in solving the world’s problems, and a majority say President Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene abroad.
7 Out Of 10 Voters Do Not Want The U.S. To Take Military Action Against Iran For Killing Of Protesters Quinnipiac University Poll In the wake of U.S. threats of military action against Iran if protesters there are killed while demonstrating against the Iranian government, 70 percent of voters think the U.S. should not get involved, while 18 percent think the U.S. should take military action against Iran. Voters 70 - 24 percent think that, in general, if a president decides to take military action against another country, they should first receive approval from Congress.
75% of Americans oppose US attempting to take control of Greenland, CNN poll finds Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Three-quarters of Americans say they oppose the United States attempting to take control of Greenland, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, indicating that President Donald Trump’s push to expand America’s territory faces stiff headwinds with the public. ... All told, 52% oppose the US decision to take military action in Venezuela while 48% favor it.
Just one in five Americans support Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Just 17% of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland, and substantial majorities of Democrats and Republicans oppose using military force to annex the island, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Americans oppose using military force to take possession of Greenland Ipsos Majority express concern that U.S. efforts to acquire Greenland could harm NATO alliance, relationships with European allies 62% of Americans would oppose U.S. military action in Greenland Andrew Romano, Yahoo News Trump has threatened to use force in the Danish-controlled territory — and in Iran, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba. Americans do not want him to follow through. Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans see an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good as an inappropriate use of force, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Roughly half view it as a sign of broader issues with the way US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is operating, with less than one-third saying that ICE operations have made cities safer.
After the shooting in Minneapolis, majorities of Americans view ICE unfavorably and support major changes to the agency Alexander Rossell Hayes and Taylor Orth, YouGov Americans view ICE far less favorably than several other federal agencies. Nearly half of Americans now say that ICE should be eliminated as a federal agency entirely, a significant increase from past polling. Majorities of Americans support major changes that would place new restrictions on ICE.
Only 27% of Americans think Minneapolis ICE shooting was 'justified' Andrew Romano, Yahoo News Only slightly more than a quarter (27%) think last week’s shooting was “justified.” Nearly twice as many Americans — a 52% majority — say the shooting was not justified.
Half of Americans say Donald Trump is too old to be president; 36% say he is not Jamie Ballard, YouGov A new YouGov poll on Donald Trump’s health and age finds that about half of Americans believe the 79-year-old is too old to be president, while 36% say he isn’t. The poll also found that about half of Americans think Trump is suffering cognitive decline and about three-quarters think there should be a maximum age limit for the presidency.
