Britons Are Losing Faith in US Alliance, Poll Says
The proportion of Britons who see the US as a friendly nation hit a record low after five months of a Donald Trump presidency characterized by a global tariff war and a critical attitude toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Just 30% of Britons deem the US to be 'generally a friend and ally to Britain and countries in Europe,' according to a YouGov survey published on Tuesday. That's down from 42% in December — when the question was last asked — and the lowest in a data series going back to 2019, during Trump's first presidential term.
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