Leaders pose during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. (Front L-R) China's President Xi Jinping, Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, (back L-R) Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Quartz: It’s official—Trump is behind Putin and Xi in the global popularity contest
US president Donald Trump came to office promising an isolationist foreign policy, which put “America First,” above the rest of the global order. He has actively rejected taking global leadership.
The world has responded by rejecting him, according to a poll released today (Jan. 18). Gallup asked about 1,000 people in 134 countries whether they approved of American, German, Chinese, and Russian leadership. They found that the number of people who approved of US leadership had dropped 18 points compared to Barack Obama’s last year in office. When you factor in the 43% who disapprove of America’s leadership, Trump now has a global net approval rating lower than Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping.
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WNU Editor: Using a sample size of 1,000 is ridiculously small for a "global poll".
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