G20 Countries Look To Merkel, Not Trump To Lead -- Except For Russia & India

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As leaders from 20 of the world’s largest economies are landing in Germany this week for the Group of Twenty (G20) summit, member country citizens have more confidence in the summit’s host – German Chancellor Angela Merkel – than in U.S. President Donald Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

In seven G20 countries – Germany, France, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and Australia – two-thirds or more of the public say they have confidence in Merkel.

Only three counties are more confident in Trump than Merkel: South Africa (-1), India (-17) and Russia (-22). Why are we not surprised that Trump's biggest showing against Merkel is in Russia?

Bottom line, even in America, more people have confidence in Merkel (56%) than in Trump (46%). (Note rounding errors). You can count AOC in the crowd that prefers, trusts and respects Merkel far more than Trump. In our minds, they don't even breathe the same air. ~ Anne