Donald Trump isn’t exactly the most popular president — inside the country and out. Some recent polling shows that Americans are quite aware that other countries are not a fan of the Cheeto Man. A majority of Americans (57%) know the world views the United States unfavorably and 42% of Americans (who must have not understood the question … or something) think the world sees us in a favorable light.
From Gallup:
These results are from a Gallup survey conducted Feb. 1-5, about two weeks into Donald Trump's presidency. The 42% favorable rating is one of the lowest since Gallup began asking this question in 2000 and may be attributable to the election of Trump, whose sometimes controversial statements and actions have rankled several world leaders. However, Americans' perceptions of the image of the U.S. abroad were marginally worse in 2007, when 40% thought the world viewed the nation favorably. At the time, the U.S. was embroiled in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and President George W. Bush was highly unpopular.
Here’s a chart for some perspective:
Trump is only 2% away from beating Dubya in an all-time low in American confidence on the national stage. Considering that he’s only been in office for a few weeks, I think he’ll have time to beat the low record. Woohoo.