UPDATED: Image of the United States has plunged under Trump, survey shows
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Source: Reuters
Tue Jun 27, 2017 | 7:28am EDT
By Noah Barkin | BERLIN
The image of the United States has deteriorated sharply across the globe under President Donald Trump and an overwhelming majority of people in other countries have no confidence in his ability to lead, a survey from the Pew Research Center showed.
Five months into Trump's presidency, the survey spanning 37 nations showed U.S. favorability ratings in the rest of the world slumping to 49 percent from 64 percent at the end of Barack Obama's eight years in the White House. But the falls were far steeper in some of America's closest allies, including U.S. neighbors Mexico and Canada, and European partners like Germany and Spain.
Trump took office in January pledging to put "America First". Since then he has pressed ahead with plans to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, announced he will pull out of the Paris climate accord, and accused countries including Canada, Germany and China of unfair trade practices.
On his first foreign trip as president in early June, Trump received warm welcomes in Saudi Arabia and Israel, but a cool reception from European partners, with whom he clashed over NATO spending, climate and trade.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-image-survey-idUSKBN19I00F
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Poll shows U.S. tumbling in worlds regard under Trump
By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Scott Clement June 26 at 8:00 PM
BERLIN President Trump has alarmed citizens of the nations closest allies and others worldwide, diminishing the standing of the United States in their eyes, according to a wide-ranging international study released Monday.
But in the survey of 37 countries, Russia is a bright spot for Trump. As beleaguered as the president is at home, a majority of Russians say they have confidence in him. And Russians attitudes toward the United States have improved since Trump took office.
Elsewhere, though, and with remarkable speed, Trumps presidency has taken a toll on the United States image abroad.
The international survey by the Pew Research Center found that favorable ratings of the United States have decreased from 64 percent of people across all countries surveyed at the end of Barack Obamas presidency to 49 percent this spring. The new figures are similar to those toward the end of the George W. Bush administration. The president himself has fared even worse: A median 22 percent are confident that Trump will do the right thing in global affairs, down from 64 percent who had confidence in Obama.
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lambchopp59
(2,809 posts)Survey says: BZZZT.
Make 'Murica Grunt Again.
There is a piece of me just withers with every idiotic action our esteemed (cough up furball) leaders undertake.
A much larger chunk of me hopes many of the "I'm not political" folks are paying at least tacit attention, at least enough to let reality soak that the meme "Your vote makes no difference" is a lie.
And seriously considering antidepressants thinking that we could have all been
dmosh42
(2,217 posts)years ago. Maybe too many crooks want kickbacks?
rock
(13,218 posts)But I do appreciate the specificity. Thanks!
karynnj
(59,504 posts)compared to the shift between President Obama and President Trump. In countries like Sweden and France, Obama's number had to be at least in the high 80s and Trump's below 25 - from the graph.
From your source:
The survey, based on the responses of 40,447 people and conducted between Feb. 16 and May 8 this year, showed even deeper mistrust of Trump himself, with only 22 percent of those surveyed saying they had confidence he would do the right thing in world affairs, compared to 64 percent who trusted Obama.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I'm happy to know that the rest of the world expects better than this from our nation and our "leaders". A little humility to balance-out the overabundance of the false notion of American-Exceptionalism (or that our nation is somehow "divinely anointed" is a good thing too. At this point, those in charge need to be humiliated and put in their place... taken down a notch or two.
gilligan
(194 posts)The United States of America: "Well, Donny, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into."
With apologies to Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel.
Aristus
(66,437 posts)We are so screwed...
J_William_Ryan
(1,756 posts)the reprehensible right will blindly defend the Orange Idiot, claiming what other countries believe doesn't matter.
riversedge
(70,275 posts)https://mic.com/articles/180898/donald-trump-is-hurting-americas-image-around-the-world-new-pew-research-center-study-finds?tse_id=INF_58d378705ad411e790011d41b85aaeb5&utm_campaign=WHFacebook&utm_content=inf_686_285_2&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=policymicFB#.qbYrIn5II
Donald Trump is hurting America's image around the world, new Pew Research Center study finds
Source: Alex Wong/Getty Images
The man who promised to "Make America Great Again" is doing a real number on how the United States is perceived abroad and the man himself is seen as "arrogant" and even "dangerous," according to new research released Thursday night.
A Pew Research Center survey encompassing 37 nations finds "a median of just 22% has confidence in Trump to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs."
By contrast, a median of 64% expressed confidence in Trump's predecessor, former President Barack Obama, "to direct Americas role in the world" in the waning years of his presidency.
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Sunlei
(22,651 posts)As they're KNOWN to do with their $750,000 a year, Propaganda Minister of Social Media kellyannePOLLS.
Juliusseizure
(562 posts)And the GOP wealthy sociopath plutocrats with no national identification or loyalty other than to money, and Trump supporters morally impaired brainwashed racist, sexist uneducated infantile idiots.
Yes world its all true.