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Global Confidence Board

A 36-country survey puts Trump on a public ranking map: 23% confidence trails Macron, Zelenskyy, Xi, Putin

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A 36-country survey finds 23% median confidence in Trump, below Macron, Zelenskyy, Xi and Putin, with only Netanyahu ranking lower.

  1. Frame 1A 36-country survey puts Trump on a public ranking map: 23% confidence trails Macron, Zelenskyy, Xi, Putin.
  2. Frame 2Ranking threshold: only Netanyahu sits lower, making Trump second-lowest among the six leaders asked.
  3. Frame 3The positive-country filter routes four warmer publics: Colombia 43%, Hungary 44%, Israel 66%, Philippines 68%.
  4. Frame 4Canada's neighbor ledger splits Trump 20%, Putin 18%, Netanyahu 23%, Macron 59%, Zelenskyy 65%.
  5. Frame 5Mexico's lower threshold reads Trump 11%, Netanyahu 18%, while Putin and Xi sit around three in ten.
  6. Frame 6The diplomatic signal is a trust map: some publics start warmer; neighbors and Muslim-majority publics start colder.
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Jun 30, 10:37 AM EDT
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