Europeans are more anxious about ‘Trump 2.0’ than Americans are, new poll shows
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‘The vast majority of people around the world think Trump is, in fact, good for the U.S., good for the world and good for global peace’ writes ECFR’s Mark Leonard. Europeans are far more anxious about the second Donald Trump presidency than Americans, according to a new opinion poll, conducted by the the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
![[Exactly a week ago, France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot fiercely defended the European Union in response to Donald Trump’s claim that America should take ‘ownership and control of Greenland’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/08/09/Jean-Noel-Barrot-Donald-Trump-IndyComp.jpg)
The poll, which considered the voices of nearly 30,000 people across 24 countries, also revealed that Europeans were isolated in their skepticism of Trump. In the wider world, those who were polled said that they largely believe Trump could function as the key to ending wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
However, many also think that China will supersede the U.S. as the world’s number one superpower on Trump’s watch. “We found that the vast majority of people around the world think Trump is, in fact, good for the U.S., good for the world and good for global peace.”.
The most pessimistic response in the poll came from the newer countries to join the European Union known as the EU11, as well as Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. By contrast, respondents in India, Saudi Arabia, China, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, and Russia, were far more positive, seeing the upcoming presidency as a force of good for America and global peace.
