TIL Desk/World/Washington/United States President Donald Trump inspires less trust around the world than many other international leaders, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping, according to a new global survey. The poll of people in 25 countries found that just 27 per cent of all respondents, on average, have confidence in Trump to “do the right thing in world affairs”.
The poll of more than 26,000 people found that opinions of Trump continued to fall among some of America’s closest allies and neighbours, with only 9 per cent of French citizens and 6 per cent of Mexicans expressing favourable views of him.
The most trusted international leader was German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who claimed the confidence of 52 per cent of all respondents. Xi Jinping scored 34 per cent and Vladimir Putin, 30 per cent. The research found overall ratings for the US role in international affairs are much lower than during Barack Obama’s presidency.
