US Edition75% of Americans oppose US attempting to take control of Greenland, CNN poll finds
A CNN poll shows 75% of Americans oppose U.S. control of Greenland despite national security claims and $700 billion purchase estimates.
- This past week, CNN and SSRS found three-quarters of Americans oppose the United States attempting to take control of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
- President Donald Trump has promoted territorial expansion, praising seizing Venezuela and wrote on Truth Social that `anything less` than US control of Greenland is `unacceptable`.
- Republicans are split, with 50% supporting and 50% opposed, while Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents show 94% opposition including 80% strong opposition; about 8 in 10 Independents also oppose, CNN/SSRS found.
- Nearly six in ten Americans say Trump has gone too far expanding U.S. power, and 55% say he has overused the military, CNN/SSRS found.
- Conducted January 9-12, the poll by SSRS surveyed 1,209 U.S. adults with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, just ahead of a White House meeting with Danish officials, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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SuperHits 103.7 COSY-FMUS voters widely opposed to taking Greenland by military force -- even most Republicans
Protesters hold flags of Greenland during a protest titled Greenland Belongs to the Greenlanders on January 14, 2026 outside the United States embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A set of recent polls have highlighted American voters’ opposition to taking over Greenland — and even greater opposition to taking it over by military force. A Quinnipiac University poll found 55% of voters opposed to the…
In the midst of the public debate about the possibility of the United States developing military action or negotiating to buy Greenland, a poll measured the level of support that any of these measures would have.The poll showed disapproval for both ideas, especially for the one that mentions the use of force.The image of President Donald Trump in general was also evaluated.Almost 7 out of 10 Americans reject a military intervention in GreenlandT…
Most Americans say ‘no’ to Greenland takeover, with even Republicans split: poll
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump turns up the volume on his efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark, two new national polls put a spotlight on the fact that most Americans oppose taking over the massive and crucially strategic island that lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Eighty-six percent of voters nationwide questioned in a Quinnipiac University poll said they would oppose military action to t…
3 in 4 oppose US attempting to control Greenland: Survey
Three-quarters of Americans oppose efforts by the Trump administration to take control of Greenland, including nearly half of the president’s Republican base, according to a new survey. In the CNN poll, conducted by SSRS this past weekend, 75 percent of respondents say they would oppose the U.S. trying to seize control of the resources-rich Arctic…
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