Australians on Trump: dumb, dangerous and dishonest
Australians have some of the most critical attitudes towards Donald Trump and his administration among the world's voters, with an international survey revealing most people find him arrogant, dangerous and threat to the global economy.
The US-based Pew Research Centre's annual survey of global attitudes towards the US shows Australians are even more concerned about Trump and his impact than people in Canada and Mexico, which are feeling the direct impact of the president's policy agenda.
Only voters in Sweden have stronger anti-Trump views than Australians, who believe the president is unable to understand complex problems, not qualified to hold his job, and is unlikely to deal with major issues such as the war in Ukraine and in Gaza.
The non-partisan Pew think tank has tracked global public opinion for more than two decades, identifying trends and changing attitudes on key issues and government action.
Based on the response of 28,333 people across 24 nations, Pew found the attitude towards the United States had darkened since Trump started his second term as president.
Seventy-one per cent of Australian surveyed by Pew had an unfavourable opinion of the United States compared to 60 per cent in 2024. Only Swedes had a higher unfavourable rating of the US, at 79 per cent, while nations such as Canada (64 per cent), Mexico (69 per cent) and Britain (49 per cent) were lower.
There were large falls in favorability ratings in Mexico (down by 32 points) and Canada (down 20 points) which have faced direct economic threats from Trump. In three nations, favorability increased including Israel (where the president is viewed favourably by 69 per cent of respondents) and Nigeria (favourable level of 79 per cent).
Australians have little confidence in Trump as a world leader, with 77 per cent saying they had none or very little in the president. This year's survey are well down on Australians' view of Trump during his first term as president when, in 2019, 64 per cent had little or no confidence in him.
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