Americans give President Donald Trump the lowest six-month approval rating of any president in polls dating back 70 years, punctuated by questions about his competence on the world stage, his effectiveness, the GOP health care plan and Russia’s role in the 2016 election. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Trump Erodes U.S. Tradition of Global Leadership
… During the first half of the 20th century, the U.S. became the leader of the Western, democratic world. In the second half of that century, there was no real rival as leader of the free world. … In less than a year, that tradition of global leadership has virtually […] Read more »
Most G20 countries have little confidence in Putin, Trump on world affairs
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to meet on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Germany this week, few in the G20 member countries have confidence in either leader to do the right thing regarding world affairs. Only in Russia do […] Read more »
Majority Of Americans Believe Trump Acted Either Illegally Or Unethically With Russia
A majority of Americans believe President Trump has done something either illegal or unethical when it comes to Russia, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. The 54 percent of people who believe something untoward has gone on include a quarter who believe the president has done something illegal in […] Read more »
Trump policy shifts contradict what most Americans want, polls reveal
A number of significant Trump administration policy changes fall out of line with views held by the majority of Americans, according to multiple recent polls. Obamacare’s popularity has been steadily climbing since Trump took office, and two of his reversals of major Obama-era policies — Trump’s decision to withdraw the […] Read more »
On world affairs, most G20 countries more confident in Merkel than Trump
As leaders from 20 of the world’s largest economies prepare to meet in Germany this week for the Group of Twenty (G2o) summit, residents in most member countries have more confidence in the summit’s host – German Chancellor Angela Merkel – than in U.S. President Donald Trump to do the […] Read more »