Guardian: World’s confidence in US leadership under Trump at new low, poll finds

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Approval for US falls to 30% from 48% under Obama
‘Historic low’ of Gallup poll ‘sets a new bar for disapproval’
Julian Borger in Washington

– First published … January 18, 2018

In just under half of the world’s countries – 65 out of 134 – US standing collapsed, by 10 percentage points or more. Global confidence in US leadership has fallen to a new low, and the country now ranks below China in worldwide approval ratings, according to a new Gallup poll.

The survey of opinion in 134 countries showed a record collapse in approval for the US role in the world, from 48% under Obama to 30% after one year of Donald Trump – the lowest level Gallup has recorded since beginning its global leadership poll over a decade ago.



The result comes after a separate Gallup survey found that Trump reaches the first anniversary of his inauguration with the lowest average approval rating of any elected president in his first year.That poll showed that Trump has averaged just a 39% approval rating since his inauguration. The previous low was held by Bill Clinton, whose first-year average was 10 points higher than Trump’s, at 49%.

The latest study confirms some of the worst fears of foreign policy analysts in the US and Europe that Trump’s “America first” approach, combined with his volatile and irascible personality, is weakening cohesion among western democracies in the face of a growing challenge from autocracies in Russia and China, and the rise of illiberal democracies and xenophobic nationalism inside Europe.
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  1. Not only Trump is the reason but the whole behaviour of this government and business behaviour. Trump is just one puppet on the string. The whole fake “exeptionalism” and “been chosen” stinks and the world reacts in anger.

    • Their business practice is “if you don´t buy my shit you will regret it later” under gun pointing at your head I would call it “blackmail sellers”

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