Associated Press
People in 34 countries around the world have more confidence in President Joe Biden than his challenger in November’s election, former President Donald Trump, even as there is increased skepticism that United States democracy provides a good model for the rest of the world to follow, according to a poll from the Pew Research Center released Tuesday.
The poll found a median of 43% in the surveyed countries say they trust Biden to do the right thing in world affairs compared to 28% for Trump. People had a more positive assessment of Biden than Trump in 24 countries, while Trump led in Hungary and Tunisia and the two men were effectively tied in eight other countries.
The greater confidence in Biden comes as faith in U.S. democracy is waning. While a median of 54% in the 34 countries polled have positive views of the U.S., a median of 4 in 10 across the surveyed nations told the pollsters that its democracy used to be a good example for other countries to follow but no longer is.
A median of 21% said U.S. democracy remains a good example for other nations, while an almost identical share, 22%, said it never has been. Since the Spring of 2021, the only other time Pew asked the question, the share of those who believe U.S. democracy is a good example has fallen in eight countries, mostly in Europe.
“People just don’t see the U.S. political system as functioning very well,” said Richard Wike, director of global attitudes research for Pew. “People see the U.S. as really divided along partisan lines.”
There is far less of a global divide between Trump and Biden. Confidence in the current President to do the right thing in world affairs has dropped since his first year in office but remains well above that of his rival, who had relatively low global ratings during his own presidency. Biden’s lowest confidence ratings were over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war, with a median of 57% saying they had no confidence in it.
Of the five leaders rated in the survey, French President Emmanuel Macron registered the highest level of confidence, just ahead of Biden, while Russian President Vladimir Putin received the lowest.
While confidence in Biden has dwindled in countries ranging from South Africa to Israel to the U.K., it remains steadily higher than that in Trump. The former President received his poorest assessments in Europe — where those expressing no confidence in him included more than eight in 10 adults in France, Germany and Sweden — and Latin America.
Africa, which Wike said tends to have positive views of U.S. presidents, registered some of Trump’s best numbers. Even in the two countries where more confidence was expressed in Trump than Biden, they were down on the former President. In Tunisia, for example, only 17% expressed confidence in him.
Hungary is the other country where adults report higher confidence in Trump than Biden, but even there it’s far from a ringing endorsement. Trump has embraced Hungary and its autocratic Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, but only 37% in Hungary say they’re confident in him, compared to 24% for Biden.
The median level of confidence in Trump’s ability to do the right thing in world affairs was only slightly higher across the 34 countries than it was for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Republished with permission of The Associated Press.
27 comments
Billy Graham
June 11, 2024 at 3:34 pm
Who cares one iota regarding what foreigners think of our election? Is this really the new media line of attack: Americans don’t know what’s best for them, so let’s show them what foreigners think they should do. Who’s more tone deaf: the media or Biden?
rick whitaker
June 11, 2024 at 4:41 pm
BILLY GRAHAM, the orange turd cult has convinced fearful and hate filled people with lies. it’s called a cult. normal people care what other good people in the world think. it;s been that way for decades. has being in a cult wiped your values and memory out.
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Mercury Eduardine
June 11, 2024 at 5:06 pm
Republicans just using Trump’s name for votes now. Orange Hilter is politically impotent and radioactive sewage at this point. Everyone knows it. Whether or not he gets elected again or not, he will pay for his crime spree and become a lame duck. Maybe Republicans like lame ducks because it’s worth having something to complain about.
Michael K
June 11, 2024 at 5:35 pm
Trump was a laughing stock and a joke. Still is. His ignorance of history and total disrespect for international alliances like NATO did damage, but his warm embrace of authoritarian and brutal dictators really sent shock waves.
Biden understands global history and diplomacy, and he knows the intricacies from his years of public service. It’s a fantasy to think the US can isolate itself from a global economy, or abandon our role as a superpower and convener of nations. Being the leader of the free world requires integrity and intelligence, not greed and vulgar lies.
Impeach Biden
June 11, 2024 at 8:50 pm
Trump was calling out the NATO partners because many of them were night contributing the appropriate amount of money to their defense per the NATO doctrine. As far as Biden understanding global history and diplomacy, the guy is so far gone mentally has has no idea where he is or where he is going without his handlers, cheat sheets, prearranged questions with prearranged reporters and his teleprompter. He is dumb as rocks and Ka Mana is a perfect fit for him, but I do feel sorry for the old man.
rick whitaker
June 11, 2024 at 9:30 pm
HOWLER MONKEY, your post is as expected for you. you have successfully lived up to your reputation for being confused.
Impeach Biden
June 12, 2024 at 5:08 am
Not confused at all. You are as confused as Joe. Maybe the two of you can be roommates at the senior care facility.
Michael K
June 11, 2024 at 10:34 pm
Did you see the article in the Washington Post article that exposed the AI deepfake videos that seem to be the basis of your Newsmax / FOX junk-food diet of misinformation and vitriol?
Remember how the G-7 shunned Trump for his arrogance and ignorance, and for putting his little darling Ivanka out like a little trinket to world leaders? They were not amused with either of them. remember Angela Merkel schooling Trump on history?
Impeach Biden
June 12, 2024 at 5:14 am
Remember when Trump warned the European nations about their reliance on Russian energy back in 2018 at the UN? Is the Germany delegation still laughing? Then again who is laughing now?
Michael K
June 12, 2024 at 8:44 am
Fun Fact: Europe has been aggressively moving away from fossil fuels for years. Trump was not “prescient,” the EU has always been wary of Russia – and Putin-coddler Trump. Remember when Trump believed the work of Putin’s KGB over US intelligence community? Only a traitor does that.
Impeach Biden
June 12, 2024 at 9:46 am
Lots of fossil fuel burning cars over there. Didn’t see many EV’s. Lots of fossil fuel scooters and motorcycles. Lots of big fossil fuel burning tour busses. Lots of fossil fuel boats, ferries, and cargo ships. Lots of fossil fuel burning airliners hauling tourists all over Europe. Michael K is fuel of crap.
rick whitaker
June 12, 2024 at 7:44 pm
HOWLER MONKEY, your post is inane.
Michael K
June 12, 2024 at 9:44 pm
That was a natural gas pipeline. In response, Germany is now at 70% renewable energy, and Scandinavian countries are in the same range. Europe has aggressively weaned itself off Russian gas, which is now less than 15%. Quite impresssive turnaround.
Tom
June 12, 2024 at 7:59 am
Trump is one of those rare individuals that you can be embarrassed for and by at the same time and that’s no easy task.
Tjb
June 12, 2024 at 11:36 am
Gee Impeach, your description of Biden fits Trump very well. Have you watched the videos of trump’s recent speeches, it is sad, so sad,so very sad that 45 has dementia.
Impeach Biden
June 12, 2024 at 12:33 pm
Man if Trump only had those dance moves that Slo Joe put on display for the Juneteenth concert a couple of days ago. Seriously he looked as lost there as he did when he went to Normandy. He is still suffering jet lag or something is seriously wrong with him. I will go with the later.
Tom
June 13, 2024 at 7:22 am
You’ve presumably seen trump do that “jerking off two guys at the same time” dance right? That really takes some beating (pun intended).
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June 11, 2024 at 8:20 pm
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June 12, 2024 at 7:51 am
America has been a global laughingstock since 2016 so this is hardly news. China and Russia will just step up and replace us on the global stage and probably be very happy that we did it to ourselves without them having to left a finger. Project 2025 lays it all out clear as day and none of it ends well.
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June 13, 2024 at 11:23 am
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June 16, 2024 at 7:42 pm
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Bob McPherson
June 13, 2024 at 2:29 pm
Trump is a nut job and made no real attempt to get along with anyone. Whole presidency was a joke!
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June 13, 2024 at 7:21 pm
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