When Trump was first elected in 2016, the U.S.’s popularity worldwide similarly dropped, but the country recovered to previous levels during the Joe Biden presidency, according to data from Pew, a U.S.-based think tank that describes itself as non-partisan.
In Europe, an outlier when it comes to Trump is Hungary, the only country where the majority of respondents are confident in the American president.
The majority of responders across the countries surveyed agreed that Trump is “dangerous” and “arrogant,” and few think he is honest. Most, however, also see him as a “strong leader.”
Along with Trump, the survey also measured global confidence in French President Emmanuel Macron, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and China’s Xi Jinping. Of the four, Macron has a solid lead, with a median of 46 percent expressing confidence in the French leader, compared to 34 percent for Trump, 25 percent for Xi and only 16 percent for Putin. At home, however, Macron is less popular — only 35 percent of French respondents expressed confidence in him.
