Gallup found a sharp drop in U.S. leadership approval ratings during Donald Trump’s first year in office. In fact, Germany’s leadership approval now leads U.S. leadership approval worldwide. Jon Clifton, Global Managing Partner at Gallup, discusses these important trends, as well as other key findings based on how 134 countries […] Read more »
Americans and Russians Agree on Priorities for Syria, Differ on Urgency of North Korea
In a holiday greeting to US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged “pragmatic cooperation” between the United States and Russia to address global challenges and threats. This message builds upon previous Trump-Putin phone conversations regarding the situation in Syria and threats from North Korea. Survey results show that […] Read more »
The world hates President Trump
… Let’s recall what Trump said about President Barack Obama and his foreign policy back in October 2016: Donald Trump has claimed that Barack Obama and the US are loathed around the world, driving countries such as the Philippines into the arms of its adversaries. “The world hates our president,” […] Read more »
Countries Disapproving of U.S. Leadership Triples in 2017
In President Donald Trump’s first year in office, the number of countries and areas where majorities disapprove of U.S. leadership more than tripled from 15 in 2016 to a record 53 in 2017. CONT. Jay Loschky, Gallup Read more »
World’s Approval of U.S. Leadership Drops to New Low
One year into Donald Trump’s presidency, the image of U.S. leadership is weaker worldwide than it was under his two predecessors. Median approval of U.S. leadership across 134 countries and areas stands at a new low of 30%, according to a new Gallup report. CONT. Julie Ray, Gallup Read more »
FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast: Oprah, Palace Intrigue And Nuclear War
The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew discusses all the talk about Oprah running for president in 2020, spurred by her speech at the Golden Globes. The team also debates the new book “Fire and Fury,” which raises questions about whether President Trump is mentally fit enough to serve. FiveThirtyEight Read more »