New poll shows eroding global trust in Trump and America

Global confidence in US President Donald Trump’s leadership remains low around the world, while views of his country as a reliable partner continue to decline, a new survey from the Washington-based Pew Research Centre showed on Tuesday.

On average, just 23 per cent of adults said they had confidence in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, while roughly two-thirds expressed little or no confidence.

Confidence dropped in 16 of the 24 nations with available trends, and no country showed any improvement.

Meanwhile, views of the US itself remained largely negative. Across the 36 countries, 37 per cent held a favourable opinion of the US, compared with 57 per cent who viewed it unfavourably.

Favourability fell in 15 of 24 countries with trend data, including double-digit drops in Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey.