historically, the U.S. has also tried to influence elections in other countries, sometimes covertly and sometimes more openly through aid, diplomacy, or public support for preferred parties and candidates.npr+2
Typical methods have included:
Funding opposition parties or preferred candidates.
Providing campaign advice, training, or organizing help.
Broadcasting propaganda or encouraging favorable media coverage.
Leaking damaging information about opponents.
Using aid, loans, or threats to reward or pressure governments.
These categories are described in the historical research summarized by NPR and other reporting on Dov Levin’s database of foreign election interventions.npr+1
Research cited in the sources says the U.S. interfered in foreign elections more than 80 times between 1946 and 2000, with many cases during the Cold War and some continuing after it ended. The same research says the U.S. continued such efforts after 1991, including in places like Russia in 1996, Israel, Ukraine, Kenya, Lebanon, and Afghanistan.npr+1
Examples mentioned in the sources include:
Italy, especially the 1948 election and several later ones.
Haiti in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Nicaragua in 1990.
Serbia/Yugoslavia in 2000.
Russia in 1996.
Israel in the 1990s.
Ukraine, Kenya, Lebanon, and Afghanistan after 2000.npr+2
Election interference is not the same as a coup or invasion. Some U.S. actions overseas were overt political influence, while others were covert operations; the historical sources distinguish those from direct military overthrow efforts such as Iran in 1953 or Guatemala in 1954.npr+1
So the short answer is: yes, the U.S. has a long record of trying to shape foreign political outcomes, and the methods have ranged from soft power and public diplomacy to covert support for one side. That does not automatically justify what other countries do to the U.S., but it does mean the issue is not one-sided.npr+2