It's not just Americans who don't trust Donald Trump's foreign policy instincts: Around the world, Trump gets extremely poor ratings in comparison to both other world leaders and his recent predecessors, Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
Pew Research Center found that a median of only 29% of people across 32 countries trust Trump to capably handle international affairs. Confidence is particularly low in Mexico and among America’s European allies.
Confidence in Trump
country |
no confidence |
confidence |
Mexico |
89% |
8% |
Germany |
85% |
13%
|
Sweden |
81% |
18% |
France |
78% |
20% |
Spain |
78% |
21% |
Netherlands |
74% |
25% |
Greece |
73% |
25% |
canada |
71% |
28% |
UK |
67% |
32% |
Pew writes in its report that world perception of the United States also "plummeted in numerous countries" after Trump took over as president. It is the polar opposite of when Obama took over for Bush: "Favorability ratings of America in Europe and in many other countries soared." Check below the fold for just a snippet of the Pew's global polling comparing Bush, Obama, and Trump, with Trump trailing Obama considerably.
“The world is laughing at us. We’re like a bunch of patsies.” —Trump, Liberty University speech, 2012