American Republicans are expressing concern over military strikes on ships suspected of carrying drugs and President Donald Trump's threats of a ground operation in Venezuela, believing this could undermine the party's position in the 2026 congressional elections, The Washington Post reports.

Representatives of the MAGA coalition, which supports Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan, believe that the focus on foreign conflicts distracts from the domestic challenges that Trump promised to address.

"MAGA members say the issue is already distracting from the domestic problems Trump promised to solve and fear it could hurt Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections." - the publication emphasizes.

The publication clarifies that the majority of fentanyl in the US comes from Mexico, and cocaine comes primarily from Colombia, which calls into question the justification for attacks on Venezuelan targets.