--- title: Donald Trump: Global Confidence in President Has Declined description: Global confidence in Donald Trump's presidency is as low as 22%, down from the 64% confidence shown in Obama, according to a new poll canonical: https://time.com/4834492/donald-trump-poll-global-confidence/ author: Kate Samuelson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-27T13:21:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T11:05:11.292Z article:section: Politics og:title: Most of the World Has Little Confidence in Donald Trump, Poll Finds og:description: 75% of the people surveyed said they thought of the U.S. president as 'arrogant' og:url: https://time.com/4834492/donald-trump-poll-global-confidence/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt258a2910b8b7fcf8/6988d1874ee2629f3330db67/gettyimages-694251858.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: President Trump Holds News Conference With President Of Romania Klaus Iohannis og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Most of the World Has Little Confidence in Donald Trump, Poll Finds twitter:description: 75% of the people surveyed said they thought of the U.S. president as 'arrogant' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt258a2910b8b7fcf8/6988d1874ee2629f3330db67/gettyimages-694251858.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Most of the World Has Little Confidence in Donald Trump, Poll Finds > Sponsored content. 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Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Jun 27, 2017 1:21 PM UTC Global confidence in [Donald Trump’s presidency](http://time.com/4828301/narendra-modi-donald-trump-india-us-visit/) is as low as 22%, down from the 64% confidence shown in former [president Barack Obama.](http://time.com/4631137/president-obama-farewell-speech-highlights/) According to a new [Pew Research Center poll](http://www.pewglobal.org/2017/06/26/u-s-image-suffers-as-publics-around-world-question-trumps-leadership/), which was conducted among 40,447 respondents spanning 37 nations, fewer than a quarter of respondents think President Trump will do the right thing in terms of international affairs. The ratings of the U.S. president fell in every country surveyed (including America’s allies in Europe and Asia) apart from Russia and Israel. When respondents were asked their views of President Trump’s characteristics, 75% of the people surveyed said they thought of him as “arrogant,” 65% said “intolerant” and 62% said “dangerous.” In contrast, 55% of respondents described Trump as “a strong leader,” 39% said “charismatic” and 26% said “well-qualified to be president.” Just 23% said they thought Trump “care\[d\] about ordinary people.” Despite 22% of respondents having confidence in President Trump, a median of 58% of those surveyed said they had a favorable opinion of Americans and roughly 66% across the countries surveyed said they like American music, movies and television. Pew Research Center has been conducting surveys on the image of the U.S. abroad since 2002. The center saw another significant leap when George W. 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