Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star on Thursday shared the results of a new Gallup survey that seems to show a nosedive in Canadians’ approval of U.S. leadership since President Trump took office.
Gallup survey finds Canadian approval of US leadership plunged from 60% under Obama in 2016 to 20% under Trump in 2017, a record low.
It's now 20% approve, 76% disapprove. Pew's slightly different survey, released in June, found a Canadian decline from 83% to 22%.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 18, 2018
Cuts like a knife.
Gallup didn't provide a specific number, but it reports that a higher percentage of Canadians currently approve of China's leadership than the United States's leadership. That's quite an accomplishment.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 18, 2018
Did they survey Ezra Klein? China’s leadership seems pretty popular among liberals who don’t live there.
In another new poll today, Canadians were asked specifically about the Trump presidency rather than the US in general. Approve: 13%. Disapprove: 70%. https://t.co/uId9p7S1ag
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 18, 2018
Imagine how high that disapproval number would have been if all the Americans who threatened to move to Canada if Trump were elected actually moved.
So, what’s the big-picture takeaway from this new survey?
Good. It's Canada. https://t.co/AHYwQw4eoR
— Jim Treacher is a dumb pseudonym (@jtLOL) January 18, 2018
This is a really good sign that we're doing something right. https://t.co/VeVF2ZhLii
— Not Meh (@RightAllTheTime) January 18, 2018
So we're on the right track then. https://t.co/4mYLj9e1ND
— Thelonliest Monk (@corrcomm) January 18, 2018
International leftists disprove of Trump, who isn't responsible for governing them. Tragic. https://t.co/hriHb1G5ty
— Lone Conservative (@LoConservative) January 18, 2018
How will we ever recover https://t.co/2grQAoyunQ
— Virgil van Dijk is my center back (@MattyIce_80) January 18, 2018
Literally no one cares https://t.co/kKmpAeQaDK
— Robert Kroese (@robkroese) January 18, 2018
I'm trying to think of a circumstance in which I would care, even a little bit, if Canada liked U.S. leadership. https://t.co/Mp8bsNTmwk
— Andy Crawford (@Andy_Crawford_) January 18, 2018
Why would we care what our hat thinks about us? https://t.co/nWWzBEkjH0
— Eli Sowry (@UnrealElijah) January 18, 2018
Damn, does this mean I have to boycott Tim Horton’s now? https://t.co/tC4u0RqPis
— Hammerjack (@MarcGiller) January 18, 2018
We don’t even give ONE ? about your surveys, let alone 2 ?s ? https://t.co/SOdSmVRiww
— G⚡️B (@Dekedog) January 18, 2018
On the scale of stats that don't matter, few things place below Canadian approval rates for U.S. presidents. https://t.co/o6axYu9BSw
— neontaster ? (@neontaster) January 18, 2018
Uh oh Trump definitely not gonna get any electoral college votes from Ontario or Quebec next election. https://t.co/GBVcuVnF1q
— Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) January 18, 2018
Oh no! How's Trump going to get those Canadian voters to come out in November for the GOP with approval numbers like this? https://t.co/KtjIqRRoUZ
— Jeb Bos (@BigJebBos) January 18, 2018
Survey finds 99% of Americans don't give a flip what Canadian's think about the US. https://t.co/FLbmP86biM
— MaryAnnNotGinger (@MAnotGinger) January 18, 2018
Weeping tears of impotent rage has risen from 14% to 78%. https://t.co/eOV8pRGGZJ
— Dale Franks (@DaleFranks) January 18, 2018
Well, duh. Canadians wanted favorite son Ted Cruz in the White House ==> https://t.co/dIplhEzk4q
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) January 18, 2018
Good thing my opinion of Canadian leadership has also plunged from the height of @stephenharper to the abyss of @JustinTrudeau. https://t.co/U06pN9UviM
— Josh Hammer (@josh_hammer) January 18, 2018
Editorial Note: Trudeau is Canada's idea of leadership https://t.co/w6P7jWJR2d
— #Nikki46 (@WeWhoDieSaluteU) January 18, 2018
Most Americans are unconcerned about the opinions of their chief executive from citizens of a country with Justin Trudeau as their leader. https://t.co/fnHv770x3g
— Dixie Yankee (@SEYankee) January 18, 2018
I don't like Trump either but the citizens that elected a monumental squish like Trudeau their "leader" should probably just sit this one out. https://t.co/BhnxFNwTU9
— Saving Ferris (@StreetDoc_67) January 18, 2018
Canadians have to submit a complete driving itinerary to the cops just to fire off a few rounds at the shooting range. F**k their opinion https://t.co/mpEsCWLE8X
— Will (@Oil_Guns_Merica) January 18, 2018
America First, in action.
Polls like this are seen as a feature, not a bug. https://t.co/JUMqChro6O
— robneyer (@robneyer) January 18, 2018
I disapprove of Bryan Adams and Boston Pizza. Call it even. https://t.co/q6qo3qkjV1
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) January 18, 2018
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