Only 17% Back Buying Greenland, Fewer Imagine Invading It Like a Bad Sequel

KEY POINTS

•A Reuters-Ipsos survey on January 12-13, 2026 shows only 17% of Americans support Trump’s Greenland acquisition idea.
•Republicans back buying Greenland more than general public, but only 8% favor military action to ‘get it done.’
•Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warns such moves could end NATO, while Venezuelan Maduro’s overthrow gains US support.

Between January 12-13, 2026, a Reuters-Ipsos poll found just 17% of Americans entertain the wild idea of buying Greenland from Denmark—yeah, that giant icy patch nobody asked for. Even Republicans are split, with only 40% on board, proving party loyalty has limits when frozen tundras are involved. A mere 4% of US adults (8% Republicans) think invading Greenland with military force is genius, which is kind of a bummer for Trump’s so-called 'Donroe Doctrine,' whose name sounds like a misspelled taco. Despite Alaska’s ’Golden Dome‘ missile shield fantasy and bold claims that Greenland will ‘make NATO great again,’ Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has warned it could shatter the alliance like winter ice. Meanwhile, support for taking out Venezuelan dictator Maduro has grown since early January from an embarassing 22% to almost double, because apparently cold war iceberg battles are more popular than tropical coups.