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Global Poll Finds 23% Confidence in Trump Leadership
A Pew Research Center survey across 36 countries shows 23% of respondents express confidence in President Donald Trump. Half say the U.S. is not a reliable partner, and ratings for the U.S. have fallen sharply in several nations since the prior poll.
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A new Pew Research Center survey of 42,151 adults in 36 countries found that 23% express confidence in President Donald Trump while 77% do not. The same poll showed 37% hold an unfavorable view of the U.S. and 50% say the U.S. is not a reliable partner.
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Trump received his highest rating in the Philippines, where 68% expressed confidence, and his lowest in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where 4% did. Seven countries gave the U.S. a positive rating overall, with Israel recording the highest at 81%.
Changes Since Prior Poll The share of respondents who view the U.S. as a reliable partner dropped in multiple nations compared with the previous Pew survey conducted during former President Biden’s term. Sweden fell from 83% to 31%, Canada from 83% to 35%, France from 62% to 27%, and Japan from 76% to 59%.
Trump’s ratings in the U.K., Spain, Germany, and France sit slightly above the levels recorded at the end of his first term.
Seventy-four percent of respondents disapproved of Trump’s handling of Iran, and 77% disapproved of his handling of tariffs. " — Pew Research Center poll, June 23, 2026 (Forbes) The median confidence rating for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu among the six leaders included in the survey was 18%, the lowest of the group.
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a 31% median rating, Chinese President Xi Jinping 34%, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 35%, and French President Emmanuel Macron 43%.
