By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN(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. The survey finds just 25% of Americans favor the US attempting to take control of the Danish territory. Americans more closely split over Venezuela military actionAll told, 52% oppose the US decision to take military action in Venezuela while 48% favor it. Partisan views on the initial military action in Venezuela are mirror images: 80% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents oppose the action while 80% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents support it. A majority of Democratic-aligned Americans (58%) strongly oppose the efforts to control Venezuela’s government while just 28% of Republican-aligned Americans feel strongly in favor.

Source: CNN January 15, 2026 22:13 UTC