Many Trump Supporters Back His Foreign Policy, Interviews in Idaho Show

Interviews in Moscow, Idaho, found many President Trump supporters giving him the benefit of the doubt on recent foreign policy actions, including last summer's bombing of Iran and his proposals involving Greenland and Venezuela. Supporters interviewed said they view Mr. Trump’s departures from conventional diplomacy as effective or emblematic of a tougher, more American stance.

Nathaniel Cheevers, 24, said of the Iran strike, “Yup, that’s exactly why I hired you.” Douglas Wilson, an evangelical pastor and prominent defender of the president, called acquiring Greenland a “good, noble goal,” as long as it was done “peaceably,” and said the base objects to “endless wars” but not to “flexing militarily.” Polls and experts show mixed signals: a Marist poll conducted Jan.

12 and 13 found most Republicans favored military action in several countries and 57 percent supported action related to Greenland, while a Quinnipiac poll Jan. 8 to 12 found 23 percent of Republicans supported use of force for Greenland but 67 percent supported attempts to buy it.

The Times notes that independent voters are deeply skeptical and that Mr. Trump’s moves so far have been quick and have not cost American lives, which may help explain the limited backlash from his base. What happens next is uncertain: Mr.

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Politics, Donald Trump, Greenland, Iran, Venezuela, Turning Point Usa