Trump seen globally as strong leader, but untrustworthy: Poll

The Hill

21 hours ago

People outside of the U.S. mostly view President Trump as a strong leader but they have little confidence in his involvement in world affairs and don't believe he's trustworthy, according to a new international poll.
The Pew Research Center's Spring 2025 Global Attitudes Survey found 67 percent of respondents across 24 countries said they view Trump as a 'strong leader,' while just 28 percent described him as 'honest,' and 65 percent of respondents think he's 'dangerous.'
The overwhelming majority of people surveyed — 80 percent — described the boisterous former reality TV star and New York businessman as 'arrogant.'
Countries where residents were surveyed include Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Turkey.
About 60 percent or more of adults across the countries surveyed said they have 'no confidence' in Trump's abilities to tackle U.S. immigration policies, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, U.S.-China relations, global economic problems, Israel diplomacy or climate change.
Since his return to the White House in January, Trump has led a sweeping immigration crackdown; attempted to broker peace in the three-year war between Ukraine and Russia; hiked tariffs on most countries, prompting a trade battle with China that was tentatively settled this week; and rolled back former President Biden's climate change initiatives.
Majorities of people in nine of the U.S.'s 11 NATO allies surveyed said they do not have confidence in Trump's handling of the Russia-Ukraine war, while a majority in Hungary said they do have confidence in him on the issue, and respondents in Greece were split.
Another 60 percent or more of adults in Japan and South Korea said they have little or no confidence in Trump's efforts with China.
The poll found overall views of the U.S. have declined in 15 countries since last spring's survey, including drops of 20 percentage points or more in Canada, Mexico, Sweden and Poland.
People in Israel, Nigeria and Turkey, meanwhile, gave the U.S. more favorable marks compared to last year, while there was no significant change in views of the U.S. in six countries, Pew noted.
Additionally, 17 countries displayed wide gender gaps in views about the U.S. president, with men more likely than women to have confidence in Trump's leadership on the world stage, the poll found.
The Pew poll was conducted Jan. 8 to April 26 in a range of phone and in-person interviews among 28,333 people in 24 different countries. The margins of error for each country average about 4 percentage points.