The White House wants to 'own' the Western hemisphere. Voters aren't really buying it

[highplainsdem]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-greenland-seizure-analysis-venezuela-b2895662.html

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According to a Reuters-Ipsos poll released on Monday, Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to the White House’s apparent plan to become the West’s schoolyard bully.

When asked whether the “United States should have a policy of dominating affairs in the Western Hemisphere,” just 26 percent of respondents answered in the affirmative. Not even a majority of Republicans supported Trump’s hypothetical “dominating” policy, with just 43 percent expressing support; 19 percent disagreed, while the rest said they were unsure or did not give an answer.

Asked if they supported sending U.S. troops to be stationed in Venezuela, 60 percent of Republicans said they did but just 30 percent of Americans overall. And while 59 percent of Republicans said they were in favor of the United States taking over Venezuelan oilfields, almost the same proportion – 54 percent – said they were concerned about the U.S. becoming too involved in the South American country’s affairs.

Similar polling taken last year showed that Americans opposed attempting to seize Greenland by margins of 55% percent to 28 percent for, 54 against to 23 percent for, and 73 percent against to 27 percent in favor.

[AZJonnie]

1. I'd be surprised if over 15% of the US public could accurately answer the question "what is the Western Hemisphere?"

off the top of their head. In light of that, I'm not too sure how to interpret these results, although I suspect that the number of people 'in support' might fall rather than grow if more did know, especially if using the literal geographic definition (which is otherwise described as ONE HALF of the entire world), rather than the political one (basically, The Americas).

[highplainsdem]

5. I doubt many Trump supporters know the Western Hemisphere includes part of Africa and Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hemisphere

[Scrivener7]

2. The Western Hemisphere ... plus friggin' Greenland. Batshit crazy.

[highplainsdem]

3. Greenland is in the Western Hemisphere, which is one reason those morons in the Trump regime think it's our territory.

[Scrivener7]

4. Thanks for this. I actually did not know that. I thought it was Canada and the Americas.

Looking at Wiki, I have to ask - is he going to threaten the UK and Spain next?

I wouldn't put it past him.

[highplainsdem]

7. As crazy as Trump is, I wouldn't put anything past him, either. Really wish he had competent, sane people

around him, instead of people who are lunatics and/or cowards.

[ananda]

6. For Trump and co, Latin American countries are ripe for the picking.

However, it might not be as easy as they think
if the people aren't cooperative.

[Jedi Guy]

8. The majority of Americans probably couldn't describe the Monroe Doctrine, either... N/T