US: Americans Believe US Standing In World Has Decreased Since Trump Took Office
A new YouGov survey has found that, “Americans are more likely to think that the country's standing in the world has worsened than improved (48% vs. 30%) since Donald Trump became president in January."
- YouGov notes: “Few Americans (13%) think Trump has a great deal of respect for leaders of other countries, and similar shares say the same about how much other world leaders respect Trump (17% say a great deal) and how much people in other countries do (11%)"
- The survey notes, "Americans are divided on whether Trump has a clear plan for U.S. trade policy; slightly more say he doesn't than does (45% vs. 39%)," with "Three-quarters (74%) of Americans think that Trump's tariffs will increase prices they pay for things: 44% think they will increase prices a lot and 30% think they will a little".
- On the fairness of trade, "Of 10 countries asked about in the poll, nine are either more likely or equally likely to be seen by Americans as having a mostly fair trade relationship with the U.S. than to be seen as having a mostly unfair one. China is the exception."
Figure 1: "Do you think that recent tariffs imposed by Donald Trump will help or hurt the following? (% of U.S. adult citizens)"
Source: YouGov
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