US President Donald Trump is viewed negatively by the public in many countries, but the image of the US itself is generally favorable, according to a survey published by the Pew Research Center.
Sixty-four percent of those surveyed outside the US said they do not have confidence in Trump to do the right thing in foreign affairs, while just 29 percent expressed confidence in the US leader.
The survey looked at public opinion in 33 nations and was conducted among 37,000 people between May and October 2019.
Trump is viewed particularly poorly in Western Europe, Pew says.
Only 13 percent of those polled in Germany said they had confidence in Trump, 18 percent in Sweden, 20 percent in France, 21 percent in Spain, 25 percent in the Netherlands and Greece and 32 percent in Britain.
In Russia, 20 percent said they have confidence in the US president to do the right thing in world affairs.
In Mexico, 89 percent do not have confidence in Trump, Pew says.
In some countries, the public did express support for Trump: India (56 percent), Nigeria (58 percent), Kenya (65 percent), Israel (71 percent) and the Philippines (77 percent).
— AFP
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