How Trump Is Regarded Globally

Most Trump supporters take him at his word that his presidency has restored the trust of the world’s people and agree that the United States is again a trustworthy friend. The truth is that the planet has an extremely negative perspective of the current U.S. president; their approval rating averages about 20%.

Here are the results of a recent survey:

Highly Negative Views (Low Confidence):

Mexico (91% little/no confidence)
Sweden (85% little/no confidence)
Germany (81% little/no confidence)
Spain (80% little/no confidence)
Turkey (80% little/no confidence)
Australia, Canada, France, and the Netherlands also show widespread lack of confidence. Many Europeans view him as a threat to peace and security in Europe.

Interesting, here are some competing views:

Positive Views (High Confidence):

Nigeria (79% confidence)
Israel (69% confidence)
Kenya (64% confidence)
Hungary (53% confidence)
India (52% confidence)

Comments:

Nigeria: This poll was taken before Trump started making plans to invade Nigeria before the dubious claim came forth about the Islamic genocide of Christians.

Israel: Received $158 billion in support from the U.S. since 1948. That might buy a lot of votes in surveys like this, though I know this is a far more complicated situation.

Kenya: Has been the recipient of extremely positive trade agreements with the U.S.

Hungary: Seems to have a considerable affinity for dictators; no one could have foreseen this until fairly recently. The world weeps at this country’s moral decline.

India: This may be an unkind comment, but in the world’s most populace country, it’s unclear how well informed some of these people are.