Poll: ‘Trump unpopular in Europe even among populists’
Brussels (ANSA) – Donald Trump is “largely unpopular in Europe”, even among voters of right-wing populist parties that his administration considers allies. This is what emerges from a Politico poll, carried out by Public First in December on over 10,000 respondents, in the wake of the new U.S. national security strategy aimed at cultivating the “growing influence of European patriotic parties”.
In France, among voters of Marine Le Pen‘s Rassemblement National, 38% expressed a negative opinion of Trump compared to 30% positive. In Germany, Afd supporters are divided, with 34% in favor and 33% against. Right-wing populist voters share a strong demand that leaders put their own country first: this “nationalist instinct”, notes the Axel Springer outlet, clashes with Trump’s America First approach.
Supporters of Le Pen, the Afd and Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK are more inclined to argue that, when national interests clash with those of allies, “the country must prevail” and that “domestic industry must be protected even at the expense of global competitiveness”.
Despite this, they tend to digest tariffs more easily. 65% of Afd voters consider them harmful, but only 37% support retaliation. Farage’s supporters are on the same line: 45% judge tariffs negatively and 35% are in favor of response measures. 60% of Le Pen’s voters, on the other hand, consider tariffs harmful and 48% are pro-retaliation (December 29).
