Here are the numbers supporting what you likely already knew.

George W Bush was not well liked or respected in the international community, largely because he polarized world leaders into “…those who are with (the US), or with the terrorists”

Trump vs Obama vs Bush - International Approval RatingsObama softened the US stance on international issues.  He had been called the Consoler In Chief.

Trump’s lack of foreign policy planning and his penchant for grandstanding has lead him to take hard line on almost everything.  Thus far, he has inflamed issues he thinks he can gain domestic popularity on, half attempted resolutions, then either declared victory or changed the channel.

President Trump’s position on everything moving the US embassy in Israel, to immigration reform, to Syrian leader Bashar, to Iran, to Venezuela and on and on has reduced the US’ ability to create moderate coalitions to deal with international problems.

Support from the international community for the US President ‘doing the right thing’ in global affairs has fallen dramatically under President Trump.

This short video clip from Fareed Zakaria’s show GPS explains these numbers nicely:

 

George W BushBarack ObamaDonald Trump
2001200320052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Canada59402888768376832225
France2020251514139187848683838384149
Germany51333025191493908887887173861110
Greece303527411917
Hungary582931
Italy33433073767577682527
Netherlands39921719
Poland47294162605250495564582335
Spain2618778726967615458587577
Sweden21931017
UK30513830241686847580727476792228
Russia828211822374141362915115319
Australia59237781842932
Indonesia192014237167625360642328
Japan32352585768474706066782420
Philippines8489946978
South Korea36223081757784881744
Israel835756496171495669
Tunisia2824271817
Kenya72949586817880835156
Nigeria84535373635859
South Africa32747277733939
Argentina5761494431401311
Brazil5663686952631416
Mexico28165543384249404956

Source: Spring 2018 Global Attitudes Survey
PEW RESEARCH CENTER

 


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