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CousinIT

(9,247 posts) Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:24 PM Jun 2017

Pew Research Center: U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around World Question Trumps Leadership

Although he has only been in office a few months, Donald Trump’s presidency has had a major impact on how the world sees the United States. Trump and many of his key policies are broadly unpopular around the globe, and ratings for the U.S. have declined steeply in many nations. According to a new Pew Research Center survey spanning 37 nations, a median of just 22% has confidence in Trump to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs. This stands in contrast to the final years of Barack Obama’s presidency, when a median of 64% expressed confidence in Trump’s predecessor to direct America’s role in the world.

http://www.pewglobal.org/2017/06/26/u-s-image-suffers-as-publics-around-world-question-trumps-leadership/

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Pew Research Center: U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around World Question Trumps Leadership (Original Post) CousinIT Jun 2017 OP

LOL. Of COURSE the fucking Russians trust Trump to do the right thing more than anyone else does. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2017 #1

Interesting graph! Esp the 'Russia' line. Who'da thunk that? CousinIT Jun 2017 #5

Chack again...... Adrahil Jun 2017 #7

Here's another one with RUSSIA as the outlier CousinIT Jun 2017 #9

But there was no collusion!!! Adrahil Jun 2017 #12

And, also, importantly how they view US citizens ... like really F'ed up! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2017 #2

And, to show it is possible to be more trusted than distrusted - Merkel manages it muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #3

Trump is the WORST - and he earned it. CousinIT Jun 2017 #6

Questions Trump's Leadership? rpannier Jun 2017 #4

That happened to Obama also oberliner Jun 2017 #8

Obama Didn't Campaign On Making America Great Again, Though ProfessorGAC Jun 2017 #10

True oberliner Jun 2017 #13

No Doubt ProfessorGAC Jun 2017 #15

No, that's nothing like comparable muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #11

Everything is comparable oberliner Jun 2017 #14

According to the Guardian..... DFW Jun 2017 #16

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)

1. LOL. Of COURSE the fucking Russians trust Trump to do the right thing more than anyone else does.

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:29 PM

Jun 2017

The only other country where a higher percentage trust Trump more than Obama? Israel.

CousinIT

(9,247 posts)

5. Interesting graph! Esp the 'Russia' line. Who'da thunk that?

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 07:55 AM

Jun 2017

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

7. Chack again......

Reply to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 08:03 AM

Jun 2017

RUSSIA!

CousinIT

(9,247 posts)

9. Here's another one with RUSSIA as the outlier

Reply to Adrahil (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 08:13 AM

Jun 2017

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

12. But there was no collusion!!!

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #9)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 08:29 AM

Jun 2017

RRIiiiiiiiight.

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

2. And, also, importantly how they view US citizens ... like really F'ed up! n/t

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:30 PM

Jun 2017

muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts)

3. And, to show it is possible to be more trusted than distrusted - Merkel manages it

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 04:09 AM

Jun 2017

CousinIT

(9,247 posts)

6. Trump is the WORST - and he earned it.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 07:57 AM

Jun 2017

I can only guess that Trump and his scaly pit of snakes intend to rely on massive voter suppression and gerrymandering (USSC about to declare that fully legal as long as it helps Republicans) to keep them in power. Without that they haven't a snowball's chance in the pit of Hell.

rpannier

(24,330 posts)

4. Questions Trump's Leadership?

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 04:31 AM

Jun 2017

What are they questioning?
Is it (a) a Major disaster; (b) is it a calamitous disaster? or (c) is it a disaster of Biblical-epic proportions?
Because that's the only way I can see anyone questioning his leadership

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

8. That happened to Obama also

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 08:08 AM

Jun 2017

Global Opinion of Obama Slips, International Policies Faulted

Global approval of President Barack Obama’s policies has declined significantly since he first took office, while overall confidence in him and attitudes toward the U.S. have slipped modestly as a consequence.

http://www.pewglobal.org/2012/06/13/global-opinion-of-obama-slips-international-policies-faulted/

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)

10. Obama Didn't Campaign On Making America Great Again, Though

Reply to oberliner (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 08:23 AM

Jun 2017

He also didn't tell everyone how terrible things were, and how the world didn't think much of us. The resident did, and now things are worse.

I think your comparison is apples to oranges, because it lacks context.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

13. True

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #10)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 08:43 AM

Jun 2017

But the use of drones was not popular internationally for the most part.

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)

15. No Doubt

Reply to oberliner (Reply #13)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 09:03 AM

Jun 2017

But i still think the difference in cause for the descent is manifest, and it's nothing to do with drones.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts)

11. No, that's nothing like comparable

Reply to oberliner (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 08:28 AM

Jun 2017

Take a look at the records for US presidents going back to 2001 - 3rd page here (numbered '59'): http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/26170737/PG_2017.06.26_US-Image-Report_Appendix-A-Detailed-Tables.pdf

These are the first figures for Trump as president. While Obama's figure generally declined slightly during his presidency, though recovered towards the end, Trump has started off at record lows, way below the figures Obama got.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

14. Everything is comparable

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 08:45 AM

Jun 2017

The comparison shows a much more significant drop with respect to Trump in terms of world opinion and only a slight one for Obama.

There was also a sharp decline in global opinion of the US from 2000 to 2008, which I think can largely be attributed to the policies of Obama's predecessor.

DFW

(54,408 posts)

16. According to the Guardian.....

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 09:12 AM

Jun 2017

Three fourths of the world have no confidence in Trump.

I wrote them to say that if one eliminates people who think the world is 6000 years old, people who think there is a great future in coal mining, and people who think medical care for others is a bad idea, then 3/4 of Americans would feel the same way.

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