In a stunning electoral warning shot, Donald Trump’s White House just received the worst midterm news imaginable: a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that 51% of Americans oppose his lethal Caribbean strikes, while a mere 29% support them. It’s yet another sign that this administration is limping into election season without a single winning issue — and voters are noticing.
The numbers paint a grim picture for a president who has spent weeks trying to sell the American public on his reckless military campaign. The strikes, which have already killed at least 80 people, are proving toxic even inside the normally lockstep Republican base. According to the poll:
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58% of Republicans support the strikes
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27% of Republicans oppose them
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Among Democrats, 76% oppose and just 8% support
When a president can’t even unify his own party behind a military operation, it’s a sign of profound political crisis.
A Manufactured War With No Evidence
Trump and his beer-soaked Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, continue to claim that these airstrikes are aimed at “narco-terrorists.” But the administration has produced zero compelling evidence to justify the attacks. Independent analysts, human rights groups, and even foreign policy hawks have noted the obvious: this looks far less like counterterrorism and far more like an aggressive attempt to intimidate Latin America and edge the U.S. toward war with Venezuela.
Trump’s motives are as transparent as they are disturbing. He wants chaos. He wants conflict. And he wants a foreign distraction big enough to blot out his spiraling Jeffrey Epstein scandal, which is now consuming more political oxygen by the day.
20 Strikes and a Dangerous Military Buildup
So far, the administration has conducted at least 20 known strikes in the Caribbean — and that number is almost certainly higher. Meanwhile, intelligence sources confirm an unprecedented U.S. military buildup off the coast of Venezuela, accelerating concerns that Trump is actively preparing for an illegal regime-change operation.
But the American public isn’t buying it.
According to the same Reuters/Ipsos poll:
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47% of Americans oppose using military force to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
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Only 21% support such action
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Even among Republicans — usually eager to back military aggression — only 39% support invading Venezuela
For Trump, who has always relied on fear and nationalism to boost his numbers, these results are catastrophic.
Unpopular, Unjustified, and Unhinged
Despite the public backlash, Trump is unlikely to pull back. His presidency has entered full crisis mode, and a cornered Trump is a dangerous Trump. Historically, he responds to negative press by lashing out — and if that means killing civilians to create a convenient distraction, his track record shows he’s more than willing.
But Americans are no longer reacting with patriotic reflexes or uncritical trust. They see the cruelty. They see the incompetence. And they see an administration that is detonating international stability for political gain.
A Midterm Reckoning Is Coming
As the casualties rise and Trump’s excuses collapse under scrutiny, the political consequences are becoming unavoidable. The midterms are approaching fast, and voters now have a crystal-clear picture of what Trumpism in power truly looks like: corruption, chaos, and pointless bloodshed.
And when the ballots are cast, the Republican Party won’t just be held responsible for these strikes — they’ll be held responsible for enabling the man who ordered them.
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