Donroe Doctrine Archives

A CBS News poll last month found that 70% of Americans oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela and that only 13% believe the country is a major threat to the United States. A YouGov poll found that only 20% of American adults support using military force to overthrow Nicolas Maduro. And an important point from Dan Pfeiffer: “Trump’s biggest political problem isn’t just that this war is unpopular. It’s that it’s yet another massive, time-consuming distraction from the thing he was elected to do: lower the cost of living.”

— President Trump said his administration will likely discuss the situation in Cuba, which he described as a “failing” nation, the Miami Herald reports.

Trump Seeks to Dominate the Americas

January 5, 2026 Buck Banks

“In the 30 years before the current Trump administration, U.S. foreign policy in Latin America had largely focused on supporting democracy and free trade. … Mr. Trump has overhauled that approach to focus on what is in it for the United States — or, in many cases, for him.”

Damned Dangerous Doctrine

January 5, 2026January 9, 2026 Buck Banks

With Trump on the rampage, no nation is sovereign,
He’s bent on regime change, and Congress? Eh, fuck ’em.
Where next will Trump’s juggernaut go?
Look out, Cuba, Colombia and Mexico!
We’re going to pwn the Western Hemisphere under this new “Donroe Doctrine.”

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We Don’t Want This War

70%

Next Up — Cuba?

— President Trump said his administration will likely discuss the situation in Cuba, which he described as a “failing” nation, the Miami Herald reports.

Trump Seeks to Dominate the Americas

“In the 30 years before the current Trump administration, U.S. foreign policy in Latin America had largely focused on supporting democracy and free trade. … Mr. Trump has overhauled that approach to focus on what is in it for the United States — or, in many cases, for him.”

— New York Times

Damned Dangerous Doctrine

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If we don’t stop them or if we didn’t stop them or if we didn’t start, you would have had a nuclear war and they would have taken out many countries because you know what? They’re sick people. They’re angry, they’re sick.”

— President Trump, speaking to reporters about his decision to attack Iran.

“We understand some will reflexively oppose this, people don’t love the idea of war. But people like winners. They are drawn to it. If we do this quickly, I think it will be seen as what it is: successful.”

— A Trump adviser, quoted by NBC News, dismissing the anger of the president’s America First base over attacking Iran.

— David Frum

Numerati

still 44% to 53%

Morning Consult: “Trump approval (44% to 53%) and his foreign policy approval (43% to 52%) are unchanged from pre-strike baselines. The strikes have not moved his numbers immediately.” The country is split: “41% of registered voters say strikes necessary vs. 42% who prefer diplomacy.”

42,695

A federal judge has found that the Internal Revenue Service violated federal law “approximately 42,695 times” when it shared confidential taxpayer addresses with immigration enforcement officials last summer, the Washington Post reports.

61%

A new Reuters-Ipsos poll finds 61% of Americans agreed that President Trump has “become erratic with age.” Just 45% say Trump is “mentally sharp and able to deal with challenges.”

14 points

Democrats hold a 14-point advantage when it comes to voter enthusiasm heading into the midterm elections, according to a new WaPo-ABC News-Ipsos poll. It’s the largest advantage Democrats have had ahead of the midterms since 2006.

27.8 million

Donald Trump’s longest-ever State of the Union address drew 27.8 million viewers across seven broadcast and cable outlets, preliminary Nielsen data showed, a 12% audience drop from Trump’s speech last year, the Hollywood Reporter reports.