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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,321 posts)
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 02:09 AM Jun 2021

Global confidence in the US president jumped 58 points from Trump to Biden in a dozen major countrie

Joe Biden is making America great again and is undoing the damage done by that idiot the former guy




America's reputation around the world has sharply rebounded since President Joe Biden took office, according to a Pew Research Center global survey published Thursday.

The new Democratic president is dramatically more popular globally than former President Donald Trump was. In 12 countries Pew surveyed in both 2020 and 2021, a median of 75% expressed confidence in Biden after a median of 17% said they had confidence in Trump last year. And while just a median of 34% had a favorable view of the US in 2020, favorability has surged to 62% this year.

In Germany, the portion of the public who has confidence in the US president to "do the right thing regarding world affairs" jumped from 10% last year to 78% this year. The shift is similarly stark in other major countries allied with the US. In France, confidence in the US president has surged from 11% to 74%, in Italy from 16% to 75%, in Canada from 20% to 77%, and in the UK from 19% to 52%.

Confidence in Biden was tied both to his personal characteristics -- he is rated as dramatically more "well-qualified" and less "dangerous" and "arrogant" than Trump -- and his policies.

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Global confidence in the US president jumped 58 points from Trump to Biden in a dozen major countrie (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 OP
Here are some charts/statistics that make me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #1
Glad You Found Those!! ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #7
These charts make me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #13
Indeed! (nt) ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #15
From Rachel Maddow tonight: Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #2
The U.S. favorability rating has skyrocketed by 34% since Biden bas been President. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #8
Hardly surprising Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #9
Suck that you cocky gqp critters PortTack Jun 2021 #3
It is nice the Joe is restoring the respect of the United States LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #6
When your approval goes from 10% to 60% you can say that's a 50% increase Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #4
We're not the laughing stock of the world anymore. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #5
Fingers crossed that we can keep this up by supporting Biden and GOTV Hekate Jun 2021 #10
Nice. GoodRaisin Jun 2021 #11
"It's great to have a U.S. President who's part of the club and willing to cooperate." LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #12
One of only a million reasons I'm so relieved and happy to know we have President Biden at the helm msfiddlestix Jun 2021 #14
Joe Biden is restoring America's relationship with the rest of the world LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #16

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
7. Glad You Found Those!!
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 03:46 PM
Jun 2021

Made me smile, too!
I also sneered a bit, thinking about the other side, here at home.

Rhiannon12866

(205,503 posts)
2. From Rachel Maddow tonight:
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 02:57 AM
Jun 2021
Biden Benefits From Contrast With Trump In Bid To Restore U.S. Image Abroad - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC



Rachel Maddow shares the results of a new Pew survey showing a radical improvement in how the U.S. is viewed overseas now that disgraced Donald Trump, has been removed and replaced with President Joe Biden. Aired on 06/10/2021.


Rhiannon12866

(205,503 posts)
9. Hardly surprising
Sat Jun 12, 2021, 12:52 AM
Jun 2021

The former guy did everything he could to alienate our long time allies while praising the dictators of the world. The current summit should help to repair our global relationships further. These leaders know Joe Biden and he knows them - and he understands diplomacy while the former guy didn't even know how to behave.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
4. When your approval goes from 10% to 60% you can say that's a 50% increase
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 05:03 AM
Jun 2021

But it's also correct to say has increased by 6 TIMES.

Instead of 10 of 100 people like you, 60 of 100 like you. That's 6 times as many people.

Just saying.

This is wonderful news no matter you do the math

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
10. Fingers crossed that we can keep this up by supporting Biden and GOTV
Sat Jun 12, 2021, 01:01 AM
Jun 2021

So that we can maintain and deserve that confidence from abroad.

msfiddlestix

(7,282 posts)
14. One of only a million reasons I'm so relieved and happy to know we have President Biden at the helm
Sat Jun 12, 2021, 12:25 PM
Jun 2021

This news makes my day a lot less stressful. Still have angst wrt to the former's cult followers in and out of office, but this news helps mitigate my stress levels mightily.

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