Europeans lack confidence in Trump

[The Cadet]

http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/06/29...nt-and-u-s-seen-favorably-in-europe-and-asia/

Given that I've seen some rumors flying around that nobody really respects Obama, it might be worthwhile to actually check out the evidence. Turns out that our allies in Europe really like Obama. They kinda like Clinton. And they are terrified by the idea of a Trump presidency.

 

[SkyWriting]

I wish I was English or French. Kidding.

 

[Oafman]

Obama's brand remains very strong around the world. Actually, it's still pretty strong inside the US, regardless of the impression one might get from this forum.

I'm slightly surprised that Hillary does so well. I guess she benefits from being not-Trump.

 

[Picky Picky]

Obama's brand remains very strong around the world. Actually, it's still pretty strong inside the US, regardless of the impression one might get from this forum.

I'm slightly surprised that Hillary does so well. I guess she benefits from being not-Trump.

Yeah, the question is about confidence in them as actors in world affairs. Europeans will have experience of Mrs Clinton as Secretary of State, when she appeared capable and knowledgeable: that will be, I suspect, what they (we) are contrasting with Mr Trump's statements about world affairs, which seem to range from the inappropriate to the dangerous to the downright frightening.

 

[J Cord]

Yeah, the question is about confidence in them as actors in world affairs. Europeans will have experience of Mrs Clinton as Secretary of State, when she appeared capable and knowledgeable: that will be, I suspect, what they (we) are contrasting with Mr Trump's statements about world affairs, which seem to range from the inappropriate to the dangerous to the downright frightening.

Of course we're frightened. What if POTUS Trump's numbers were down, and he saw this:

I could see Trump thinking this made sense.

 

[cow451]

I wish I was English or French. Kidding.

 

[SoldierOfTheKing]

And they are terrified by the idea of a Trump presidency.

Not all of them...

 

[ranunculus]

The European holocaust deniers are firmly in Trump's camp.

 

[Oafman]

Not all of them...

Trump has great endorsements, folks. He has the best endorsements. First David Duke, now Le Pen. Who's next? Geert Wilders? Ernst Blofeld? Voldemort? The child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

 

[The Cadet]

Not all of them...

Right, just the extremist far-right fringe.

 

[Picky Picky]

Trump has great endorsements, folks. He has the best endorsements. First David Duke, now Le Pen. Who's next? Geert Wilders? Ernst Blofeld? Voldemort? The child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

He didn't quite get an endorsement from Le Farage, which must have been a bit of a blow for him.

 

[SoldierOfTheKing]

Right, just the extremist far-right fringe.

Nearly 30% of the vote is hardly fringe.

 

[DogmaHunter]

Nearly 30% of the vote is hardly fringe.

Newsflash: when a politician voices his opinion on a specific subject, it doesn't imply that all people who would vote for the dude, automagically agree with that opinion.