📊 This week, on January 17, CGTN rolled out a global survey marking the Trump administration’s first anniversary. In just 24 hours, 16,990 internet users worldwide shared their take—result: a hefty 84% say they’re highly dissatisfied with how the US has performed over the past year.
Here’s the breakdown:
- 86.2% criticized the "America First" foreign policy
- 89.6% said the US did poorly in international affairs
- 88.8% felt partisanship has deepened social divides at home
- 83.9% are pessimistic about Washington's ties with their own countries
- 90.1% view US relations with traditional allies negatively
- 91.3% believe America’s global reputation has fallen
- 91.1% lack confidence in the administration’s next-year performance
In a related CGTN poll of 15,688 respondents across 38 countries, top impressions of the US? "Irresponsible major power" and "the world’s biggest source of chaos."
Separately, a 2025 CGTN survey showed growing criticism of US policy shifts:
- 71.4% say US leaders never consider other nations' interests—up 8.5 points year-on-year
- 81.4% slammed US tariffs as meddling in other countries' affairs—up 5.7 points
- 64.7% labeled the US the most warlike country in history
- 63.8% felt the US has undermined the international order—up 9.7 points
- 63.3% accused Washington of provoking global conflicts—up 4.7 points
- 63.4% think US policies threaten world peace—up 10.3 points
Respondents pointed to a series of unilateral moves in places like Venezuela, Iran and Greenland early this year as signs of power-driven foreign policy that challenges international norms.
All surveys were conducted by CGTN with support from Renmin University’s Institute for New Era International Communication, sampling ordinary adults (18+) across major global players and key Global South members, balanced by age and gender.
As these stark figures show, global trust in US leadership has hit a rough patch—raising questions about how diplomacy and image-building will evolve in the coming months.
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CGTN poll: Global dissatisfaction with Trump's first year hits 84%
cgtn.com
