United States

Policies of President Trump

Australians have consistently expressed high levels of support for Australia’s alliance with the United States in the Lowy Institute Poll, even at times when US presidents were unpopular in Australia. In 2020, more than three-quarters of Australians (78% — up six points this year) say that the alliance with the United States is either very or fairly important to Australia’s security. Low levels of confidence in President Trump may have had some impact on Australian sentiment about the alliance in 2019, but support for ANZUS has now rebounded. The 2020 result is 15 points higher than in 2007 (63%), which remains the low point for Australian support for the alliance in 16 years of the Lowy Institute Poll.

United States
Policies of President Trump

Question

Here are some policies of US President Donald Trump, please indicate whether you approve or disapprove of each one:

Negotiating with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un about the country's nuclear weapons program

Improving relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Increasing tariffs on imported goods from other countries

Criticising the defence spending of allies of the US

Withdrawing the US from negotiations to form a free trade agreement between 11 Asia-Pacific countries including Australia

Withdrawing the US from international climate change agreements