By the Numbers: America’s Declining International Image

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A recent Pew Research Center survey finds international opinion of President Donald Trump’s America at historic lows in many countries polled, especially among key allies.

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The percentage of Russians who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 15 percent who had favorable views of America at the end of the Obama presidency (2016).

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The percentage of Germans who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 57 percent in 2016.

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The percentage of Mexicans who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 66 percent in 2016.

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The percentage of French who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 63 percent in 2016.

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The percentage of Canadians who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 65 percent in 2016.

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The percentage of Swedes who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 69 percent ain 2016.

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The percentage of UK residents who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 61 percent in 2016.

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The percentage of Japanese who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 72 percent in 2016.

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The percentage of Kenyans who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 63 percent in 2016. That was also the percentage of respondents in 25 countries polled who do not have confidence in President Trump’s ability to handle international affairs.

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The percentage of European respondents who have no confidence in President Trump, including 69 percent of French, Germans and Spanish; 56 percent of Swedes; and half of Dutch and Greek respondents.

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The percentage of Israelis who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 81 percent with favorable views of America in 2016. However, when broken down by religion, 94 percent of Israeli Jews have a favorable opinion of Trump’s America while only 43 percent of Israeli Arabs feel the same way. There was also a major divide in political leanings – 94 percent of right-leaning Israelis approve of Trump’s America while only 57 percent of the left-leaning populace agrees. Pew said that was true in all countries, but the Israeli 37-percentage point difference was the largest ideological divide in the survey.

Source: pewglobal.org