Overview
- POLITICO–Public First surveyed 10,510 adults online from December 5–9 across Canada, Germany, France and the U.K., with at least 2,000 respondents per country and an overall ±2 percentage point margin of error.
- Shares calling the U.S. a negative global force include 56% in Canada, 40% in Germany and France, and 35% in the U.K.
- Pluralities or majorities say the U.S. creates more problems than it solves: 63% in Canada, 52% in Germany, 47% in France and 46% in the U.K.
- European and Canadian leaders are recalibrating policies, including Germany’s expanded defense spending, France’s push for greater strategic autonomy, U.K. efforts to secure a trade deal, and Canada’s strained ties following tariff hikes and persistent steel and aluminum duties.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the administration’s approach as rooted in shared civilizational values, while U.S. respondents remain more positive overall and Democrats register notably sharper skepticism.