Hungarians love America but not Donald Trump

Valasz.hu reports that the reputation of the United States has significantly declined since the Inauguration of Donald Trump. This fact is based on the data provided by a new Pew Research Center survey spanning 37 nations.

At the end of the presidency of Barack Obama, 64 per cent of the asked nations trusted the American president, while this rate is only 22 per cent in the case of Donald Trump. The distrust is especially high among America’s allies as well as in Mexico and Canada. Only 5 per cent of the Mexicans, 7 per cent of the Spaniards, 10 per cent of the Swedes and 11 per cent of the Germans have trust in Trump. Hungary is located in the middle of the ranking – 29 per cent of the Hungarians have trust in Trump, while 58 per cent in Obama. The balace is in the new president’s favour compared to Obama in only two countries: it is 56:49 in Israel and 53:11 in Russia, Trump having the higher percentage in both cases.

Regarding the leaders of the world, most people trust Angela Merkel (42%). She is followed by the Chinese president Xi Jinping (28%), Vladimir Putin (27%) and Trump (22%).

Trump’s policy regarding foreign affairs is generally condemned. 49 per cent of the Hungarians are opposed to, while 35 per cent support the wall in the Mexican border. However, 75 per cent condemn quitting the Paris Climate Agreement. An additional 63 per cent disapprove of Trump disregarding commercial agreements. Hungary is the only country in the survey that supports the United States in a great number (70%) to restrict the entry from certain Muslim countries, though Israel, Poland and Russia support it as well.