The Washington Post reports that their poll shows a split, 40 approve, 42 disapprove, with the usual partisan divide.
This is interesting:
Looking forward, The Post poll finds more Americans oppose than support the U.S. taking control of Venezuela and choosing a new government for the country, with a significant 30 percent saying they are unsure. Trump has said the United States will “run the country” for an unspecified period.
Normally there would be more Republicans in favor but they’ve been trained in phony MAGA speak about “forever wars” so they don’t yet know what to say.
An overwhelming majority of Americans say the Venezuelan people should decide the leadership of the country, while only 6 percent say the U.S. should do so.
There’s bipartisan agreement on this question, with upward of 9 in 10 Republicans, Democrats and independents saying Venezuelans should choose their leaders.
Trump will just mouth some BS to appease the Republicans but I don’t know if his oily nation building will go over with anyone else. These splendid little wars are going to be costly, possibly in blood as well as treasure and I’m not sure how much he can fake that.
It’s too early to know exactly how this is really going over. People have been on holiday and are just getting back to work. We’ll have to check back in a couple of weeks. But I suspect this isn’t going to boost his popularity. This war is unnecessary and confounding to most Americans who see the country as being mired in domestic problems. But we’ll have to see.
I can’t say I’m surprised to see the Republican support despite all the pretenses about isolationism. They love war. It’s one of the reasons they’re Republicans.
Update: For any of the 90% who think the Venezuelan people should decide their future, don’t get your hopes for that happening any time soon. Trump has his own priorities: