09/15/2020

Pew Poll Finds Global Views of U.S. Plunge to New Lows Amid Pandemic

Currently, the country leads the world in virus-related deaths

Recently, President Donald Trump defended his handling of the (novel) coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during an interview with Fox News, arguing that he took “tremendous steps” early in the outbreak, which “saved probably two or two and a half million lives.”

However, the rest of the world does not appear to share in the conclusions of his self appraisal. In a new poll of 13 nations released Tuesday, a median of 15 percent of respondents said the United States had handled the pandemic well, while 85 percent said the country had responded poorly.

The data, released by Pew Research Center, suggests that the international reputation of the United States has dropped to a new low in the face of a disorganized response to the novel coronavirus that saw the country come to lead the world in virus-related deaths.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.