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U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around World Question Trump’s Leadership
Comparing global confidence in Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush
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- U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around World Question Trump’s Leadership
- Low global confidence in Trump leads to lower ratings for U.S.
- Obama received much higher ratings at the end of his presidency than Trump gets today
- Changing views of the U.S.: Favorability down across world, but up in Russia
- Trump’s ratings in Western Europe similar to those for Bush in 2008
- Merkel gets higher ratings globally than Xi, Putin or Trump
- Widespread disapproval of Trump’s signature policy proposals
- Mixed ratings for American soft power
- Global publics more likely to say relations with U.S. will get worse than better, though prevailing view is that things will stay about the same
- Russians give Trump higher marks than Obama or Bush ever received
- U.S. favorability consistently high in Israel, but Trump gets better ratings than Obama at end of his tenure
- Starkly different assessments of Obama and Trump in Germany
- In Mexico, steep drops in U.S. favorability and confidence in U.S. president
- Trump, U.S. get lowest ratings from Canada in 15 years
- Views of Americans mostly positive, except in Middle East
- Global views of Trump’s characteristics
- Views of the U.S. vary across regions
- U.S. favorability by age
- More positive views of U.S. among those on political right
- In a number of countries, U.S. seen more favorably by men
- View of U.S. mostly down, up in Russia
- European views of the U.S. on the decline
- Limited support globally for the spread of U.S. ideas and customs
- Young more supportive of American customs coming to their countries
- American ideas about democracy receive mixed reviews across the world
- Global publics believe France, U.S. respect civil liberties
- Shifting European views about U.S. protection of personal freedoms
- American entertainment very popular in many places
- Low confidence in Trump worldwide
- Comparing global confidence in Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush
- Those on ideological right more confident in Trump than those on left
- Those with a positive view of right-wing populist European parties more positive about Trump
- Around world, strong opposition to proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall
- Few want U.S. to withdraw from climate agreements
- Substantial opposition to proposed restrictions on entry to U.S. from majority-Muslim nations
- In most countries, those on the right more likely to support Trump’s proposed travel ban
- Mixed support for U.S. withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal
- Majority worldwide say Trump is a strong leader, but few describe him as well-qualified or caring
- Those on ideological left more likely to see Trump as dangerous
- Majority of world thinks of Trump as arrogant, intolerant and dangerous
- Many do not expect relations with U.S. to change during Trump’s tenure
- Merkel gets higher ratings globally than Xi, Putin or Trump
- Trump finds little support around the world, with Merkel inspiring most confidence
- Majorities in most countries oppose U.S. withdrawing from trade agreements
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