NEW YORK, January 14. /TASS/. More than half of Americans believe that US President Donald Trump has gone too far in using the country's armed forces to interfere in the affairs of other countries, a poll conducted by the NORC research center for the Associated Press showed.
About 56% of respondents are concerned about the US army intervening in the affairs of other countries. 35% believe that the president is acting within the bounds of what is permitted, and 8% believe that the United States does not use the army often enough to solve foreign policy problems.
According to the survey, some 45% of Americans believe that Washington should be less actively involved in foreign affairs. 36% of Americans believe that their country's participation in international relations is in line with the norm, and only 17% wished that the United States would pursue more active foreign policy activities. In a survey conducted in September 2025, only 33% of respondents said that Washington should be less involved in foreign problems.
Meanwhile, 53% of respondents believe that the operation in Venezuela will help stop the supply of drugs to the United States. 32% felt that the events in Caracas will not affect the situation in any way, while 15% said that interference in Venezuelan politics will only make things worse.
The survey was conducted from January 8 to 11 among 1,203 Americans.