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America’s Image Abroad Rebounds With Transition From Trump to Biden
Few think the U.S. considers their interests when making foreign policy decisions
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- America’s Image Abroad Rebounds With Transition From Trump to Biden
- Biden gets much higher ratings than Trump, and U.S. favorability is up significantly
- U.S. favorability sees one of its steepest recoveries in years from 2020 to 2021
- A big shift in views of the U.S. president
- Western Europeans’ confidence in U.S. president surges as Biden enters office
- Biden gets higher ratings than Trump on personal, leadership traits
- Biden’s approach to global climate agreements significantly more popular than Trump’s
- Over the past two decades, few in Western Europe have felt the U.S. considers their interests
- Most say the U.S. is a somewhat reliable partner but no longer see it as a model democracy
- Despite large gains over Trump, Biden still trails Merkel in confidence ratings
- Views of the U.S. political system are less positive among those on the left
- Younger adults are more likely to think that democracy in the U.S. has never been a good example
- Most have positive views of the U.S.
- Favorability of the U.S. is up sharply since 2020
- Views of U.S. rebound to Obama-era levels in key European allies
- Differing views on how well American political system works
- Most believe the U.S. is no longer a good model of democracy
- Few think the U.S. considers their interests when making foreign policy decisions
- In many countries, more now say the U.S. considers their interests; still, relatively few hold this view
- U.S. is seen as a reliable partner by most across 16 publics
- People expect relations with the U.S. to stay the same or get better over the next few years
- Most have confidence in Biden to do the right thing internationally
- Confidence in U.S. presidents
- Biden, Merkel and Macron score high in confidence relative to Putin and Xi
- Widespread view that Biden is well-qualified to be president, and many see him as a strong leader
- Few see Biden as arrogant or dangerous, in contrast to his predecessor
- Biden’s foreign policy agenda met with widespread approval among 16 publics
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