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Global Survey Shows Xi, Putin Outpace Trump in Approval

6/24/2026

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A Pew survey of 42,151 adults in 36 countries in spring 2026 found confidence in Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin higher than in U.S. President Donald Trump.
The poll recorded global approval of Donald Trump falling sharply, with support below 15 percent in Turkey, Sweden, Mexico, Pakistan and Malaysia.
Among U.S. voters, 38 percent of Democrat-leaning respondents said the government respects personal freedoms, roughly double the share of Republican-leaning respondents.

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A Pew survey of 42,151 adults in 36 countries in spring 2026 found confidence in Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin higher than in U.S. President Donald Trump.
The poll recorded global approval of Donald Trump falling sharply, with support below 15 percent in Turkey, Sweden, Mexico, Pakistan and Malaysia.
Among U.S. voters, 38 percent of Democrat-leaning respondents said the government respects personal freedoms, roughly double the share of Republican-leaning respondents.