76% globally lack confidence in Donald Trump

25-Jun-2026

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US President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are "overwhelmingly low" globally, with 76 per cent of respondents saying they have no confidence in his leadership, according to a new Pew Research Centre survey released on June 23.

The survey found that only 23 per cent trust Trump to handle world affairs. Confidence in him fell in 16 of 24 countries and did not improve in any. The survey covered 42,151 people across 36 countries between February 8 and May 13, 2026.

In India, 39 per cent of respondents expressed confidence in Trump’s leadership, while 36 per cent said they had no confidence. Last year, 51 per cent of respondents in India had expressed confidence in him. The survey also found that 51 per cent of Indians who took part said they had confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ability to steer world affairs.

In Israel, 81 per cent of respondents said they had a positive view of the US, and 66 per cent said they had confidence in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs. Across the 36 countries surveyed, a median of 32 per cent of adults said the US takes into account the interests of countries like theirs a great deal or a fair amount in its foreign policy decisions.