The Politics of a Clean Getaway: Trump Support Jumps After the Maduro Raid [WATCH]

A foreign-policy operation is always a gamble. But sometimes the dice bounce your way. This week, CNN senior analyst Harry Enten pointed to post–Maduro raid polling that he said is good news for President Trump: the numbers are “way up,” with support rising sharply after the operation. Enten highlighted a CNN poll showing U.S. support for the military ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro moving from 21% pre-operation to 37% post-operation—a 16-point jump—after a raid that captured Maduro without leaving troops behind. “It’s been a dramatic change in a direction that I think the President of the United States will


