World's confidence in US leadership under Trump at new low, poll finds
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.
Germany is now seen as a global leader by many more people (41% of the sample), with China in second place on 31%.
In just under half of the world’s countries – 65 out of 134 – US standing collapsed, by 10 percentage points or more.
Some of the biggest losses were among Washington’s closest allies in western Europe, Australia [and NZ], and Latin America.
One of the sharpest declines in confidence in US leadership was in the UK, where it dropped by 26 percentage points.