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Trump’s Global Respect Delusion Gets a Humiliating Reality Check
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- A Pew Research Center poll reveals that less than 25% of adults worldwide have confidence in President Donald Trump’s leadership on global affairs, with only 37% viewing the U.S. favorably overall.
- The survey, covering 36 countries, shows a significant drop in U.S. favorability, notably in Canada where positive views fell from 83% in 2022 to 35% in 2026.
- Internationally, 56% of respondents believe the U.S. government does not respect personal freedoms, and 63% feel the U.S. contributes little or nothing to global peace and stability.
- Only seven nations gave the U.S. a majority positive rating, with Israel rating it the highest at 81% favorability.
- Despite the poll, White House spokesperson Olivia Wales defended Trump’s foreign policy achievements, while a recent CBS News/YouGov poll indicated most Americans want an immediate end to the unpopular war on Iran, with skepticism about the effectiveness of Trump’s peace deal.
