BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 193) — The Washington Post texted 1,000 Americans to hear their thoughts about US actions in Venezuela, with only 6% saying the US should be responsible for leading the Caribbean country.
There’s bipartisan agreement on this question, with upward of 9 in 10 Republicans, Democrats and independents saying Venezuelans should choose their leaders, the Washington Post announced on 6 Jan. 2025 in a post on social media.
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— in your opinion, who should decide the future leadership of Venezuela?
- The U.S.: 6%
- The Venezuelan people: 94%
— they were almost evenly split between approval and disapproval of the US capturing president Maduro, though most say the operation should have required congressional approval.
Do you approve or disapprove of the US having sent its military forces into Venezuela to capture Maduro?
- approve: 40%
- unsure: 18%
- disapprove: 42%
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Was it appropriate for Trump to order the operation on his own, or should it have required approval from Congress?
- appropriate: 37%
- should have required congressional approval: 63%
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By Steve Stewart reporting from Baton Rouge. © 2025 Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
