Poll: Under Trump, global approval of U.S. leadership hits historical low

[highplainsdem]

Source: Politico

Other nations’ approval of U.S. leadership under President Donald Trump hit a historical low of 30 percent in 2017, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.

The measure, the lowest since Gallup began tracking it worldwide in 2007, signals an 18-point drop from a year earlier, when 48 percent approved of the national influence under former President Barack Obama. It is the single largest year-to-year drop in approval of U.S. leadership — or of any country examined — to date.

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Gallup found that approval dropped by 10 or more points in 65 of the 134 countries and areas surveyed. Regionally, the image of the U.S. was weaker in virtually every part of the world, registering record lows within multiple countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Disapproval of U.S. leadership, meanwhile, soared, increasing by 15 points from 2016 to 2017 and notching the highest mark — 43 percent — for any of the four major global powers surveyed over the past decade.

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Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/18/trump-global-leadership-polls-344989

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Here's that Gallup article:

http://news.gallup.com/poll/225761/world-approval-leadership-drops-new-low.aspx?g_source=World&g_medium=lead&g_campaign=tiles


Their conclusion:

The losses in U.S. leadership approval may have implications on U.S. influence abroad. With its stable approval rating of 41%, Germany has replaced the U.S. as the top-rated global power in the world. The U.S. is now on nearly even footing with China (31%) and barely more popular than Russia (27%) -- two countries that Trump sees as rivals seeking to "challenge American influence, values and wealth."

The present situation represents a marked change in the status quo since Obama's presidency, when the image of U.S. leadership remained relatively strong worldwide. In Obama's last year in office, for example, the U.S. led Germany by seven points, China by 17 points and Russia by 22 points.

The current rankings instead look more like a return to the status quo during the last year of the Bush administration -- with Germany on top, followed by China, the U.S. and then Russia -- except now, the U.S. has even more ground to make up.

Implications

It is too early in Trump's presidency to deem his "America First" foreign policy a success or failure. However, it is clear that based on the trajectory of what the world thinks of the U.S., many of the U.S. alliances and partnerships that the Trump administration considers a "great strength" are potentially at risk.

Btw, Norway -- along with Canada, Portugal, and Belgium -- " led the declines worldwide, with approval ratings of U.S. leadership dropping 40 points or more in each country."

[Angry Dragon]

1. it is easier to backup than move forward...........Trump takes the path of least resistance

[lunasun]

2. MAGA Baby!

[Hekate]

3. No shock here

[highplainsdem]

9. Nope.

[Cha]

4. Looks like trump's tweets, foxscrews, and

hate radio aren't doing they jobs successfully.

[BigmanPigman]

5. So much for being a world leader...

our "leader" is a world class jackass, bully and idiot. Oh joy!

[BumRushDaShow]

6. This is the setup for the U.S. to now deploy the "big stick"

to pound our allies into submission like the good bully that this country has become.

[Kristofer Bry]

7. Idiocracy

Made real by Donny Boy.

[JDC]

8. Winning!

Our disapproval rating around the world has ever been higher!

Trumpanzees do, in fact, take this as a win.

Just when I though I could not be more ashamed of what we have become.