Portrait Of Failing U.S. Leadership Under Donald Trump

A couple of days ago, I posted about the world poll done by the Gallup Poll that showed approval of United States leadership in the world had fallen from 48% under President Obama to only 30% under Donald Trump (and had gone from a net positive of 20 points to a net negative of 13 points).

The Gallup Poll surveyed around 1,000 people in 135 countries, and the margin of error ranged from 2 points to 5.1 points in each country.

The charts above show the numbers for the four areas of the world. Note that in the Americas, approval has gone from a net positive approval of 22 points to a net negative of 34 points. In Europe, it has gone from a net positive of 8 points to a net negative of 31 points. In Asia, it has gone from a net positive of 3 points to a net negative of 9 points. In Africa, it has dropped from a net positive of 38 points to a net positive of 30 points.

Trump's obvious lack of leadership has damaged the reputation and ability to lead in all parts of the world. The poll was done before Trump made his statements calling African nations shit holes (or shit houses). A new poll done in Africa would probably show they now also have a net negative view of U.S. leadership.

The biggest drop in approval of U.S. leadership has been among countries we normally consider to be our allies. The chart below shows what many of those allies think -- and it's not good.