The world has officially lost confidence in U.S. leadership under Trump

Plus: Shutdown looms No Images? Click here         The World Has Officially Lost Confidence In U.S. Leadership Under Trump Global views on U.S. leadership have plummeted since President Donald Trump took office, according to a Gallup poll. The poll, released Thursday, shows that only 30 percent of the public approves of U.S. leadership, down from 48 percent in 2016. At the same time, 43 percent of people expressed a negative opinion of the U.S. leadership, up from 28 percent in 2016. The previous record for lowest global approval rating came in 2007― the first year Gallup did the polling ― during the end of George W. Bush’s administration, amid the global financial crisis. The results are based on phone and in-person interviews with approximately 1,000 people in more than 130 countries.  Meanwhile, approval of China’s leadership was at 31 percent. Yes, you heard that right ― about as many people trust China, with an abysmal record on human rights and press freedom, as the U.S. Declining public opinion on U.S. leadership follows months of spats between Trump and several key allies, including British Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. In contrast, he’s cozied up to controversial leaders, like Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? As a government shutdown looms, Trump undercut his chief of staff and the GOP on key issues. Trump was reportedly angry that John Kelly told congressional Democrats that Trump’s views on his signature border wall had been “uninformed.” READ MORE Here's what will happen if the government does shut down. National parks would close, but essential operations like air traffic control would continue. READ MORE The Senate advanced the nomination of a judicial pick hostile to voting rights for black people. Thomas Farr, Trump’s nominee to a federal court seat, defended North Carolina’s voter suppression law and racially discriminatory gerrymandering. READ MORE    .     ICYMI Trump is scrambling to avoid a special election defeat in a rust belt district. Democrat Conor Lamb is hoping for victory in a union-heavy district that Trump won by 20 points.   A top Republican said his state is a model for redistricting. But it's one of the worst gerrymandered places in the country.    The Trump administration highlighted violence against women — to blame immigrants. A new report uses misleading data to link immigrants with gender-based crimes.    . Want more?  Trump’s Fake News Awards Immediately Backfire, Take Down GOP Website The Coverage Of Trump’s Big Dumb Body Is Fat With Stupidity Hawaii’s Porn Usage Tanked After Missile Alert, Though It Spiked Later     How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe