Trump Has Ruined Mexico's Perception of The U.S.: Poll

[DonViejo]

Source: Newsweek Magazine




BY RYAN SIT ON 1/18/18 AT 9:56 AM

Decades of goodwill between the United States and Mexico have flipped in just the last two years, with the majority of Mexicans now viewing the U.S. unfavorably, according to a new poll.

In 2015, 66 percent of Mexicans had a favorable view of the U.S. while just 29 percent held an unfavorable view. Those numbers have inverted since then, with 65 percent of Mexicans viewing the U.S. unfavorably and only 30 percent maintaining favorable views, according to a new poll conducted by the Mexican-based firm Buendia & Laredo, the Chicago Council of Foreign Affairs and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars released on Wednesday.

The shift in perception tracks with the rise of Donald Trump from political neophyte to president. "No doubt much of this pessimism is related to Mexican impressions of President Trump and his policies," the Chicago Council report on the poll said.

On June 16, 2015, Trump famously launched his candidacy for president by disparaging Mexican immigrants: "They are not our friend, believe me,” Trump said. “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best... They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/mexico-us-donald-trump-border-wall-enrique-pena-nieto-784382

[marble falls]

1. While at the same time American citizens have started looking at the US more unfavorably.

[Scarsdale]

2. Only the KKK and

Nazi sympathizers look more favorably at the US now, since the orange ass took office. They can now come out in public, spewing their hate and bigotry. With him in the WH, all hiding is unnecessary.

[MurrayDelph]

3. Don't be silly

Trump has ruined everyone's perception of the U.S.

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Gasp!

Who could have foreseen this?