Americans see world as looking up to US again

Gallop:
U.S. Satisfaction With World Standing Hits 13-Year High

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A majority of Americans in 2016 (54%) believed the world rated the U.S. favorably. The percentage with that view fell to a near-record low of 42% last year, then bounced back to 55% this year.

The double-digit declines recorded when Trump took office last year might seem to have been linked -- resulting from a general sense that a Trump presidency would be poorly received abroad. But if there was a link in the public's minds, it has been broken this year, as Trump's "respect" numbers have failed to improve, while the percentage who think the rest of the world views the United States favorably has rebounded to pre-Trump levels.
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This is the highest it has been since George W. Bush was in office.  I suspect it has something to do with successful trips abroad by Trump and the defeat if ISIS by US backed forces.

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