U.S. Global Image Plunges To A New All Time Low

PEW Research: U.S. Image Plummets Internationally as Most Say Country Has Handled Coronavirus Badly

Ratings for Trump remain poor.

Since Donald Trump took office as president, the image of the United States has suffered across many regions of the globe. As a new 13-nation Pew Research Center survey illustrates, America’s reputation has declined further over the past year among many key allies and partners. In several countries, the share of the public with a favorable view of the U.S. is as low as it has been at any point since the Center began polling on this topic nearly two decades ago.

For instance, just 41% in the United Kingdom express a favorable opinion of the U.S., the lowest percentage registered in any Pew Research Center survey there. In France, only 31% see the U.S. positively, matching the grim ratings from March 2003, at the height of U.S.-France tensions over the Iraq War. Germans give the U.S. particularly low marks on the survey: 26% rate the U.S. favorably, similar to the 25% in the same March 2003 poll.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. may have an image problem with the rest of the world, but if given the chance, many of these same people will migrate to the US in a heart beat.

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