United States has dropped to 8th most powerful country due to Trump Effect!

[RKP5637]

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/world-report/articles/2018-01-23/the-world-hates-donald-trump-and-hes-bringing-the-us-down-with-him

That's the conclusion from the 2018 iteration of U.S. News' Best Countries rankings, which are based on a global survey of more than 21,000 persons.

According to that survey, the United States has dropped to 8th most powerful country, down one slot from last year (7) and down four spots from 2016 (4). We were passed on the list this year by Australia which means that we are now down under the "land down under."

So as my colleague Kevin Drew puts it: "Donald Trump pledged to 'Make America Great Again.' The world thinks he is doing the opposite."

How exactly has the world's view of the U.S. diminished in the age of Trump? You can see the "Trump effect" in a variety of different categories: The U.S. is seen as the 23rd most stable country politically, down from 21 last year and 11 before the onset of Trump; we're ranked 25th most trustworthy, down from 23 last year, when the world was preparing for a Trump presidency, and 17 the year before that, during the Barack Obama administration; in terms of political equality, the U.S. has slipped from seven two years ago to 13 last year to 16 this year.

And while Trump touts himself as a great businessman whose policies will rev the economy and return the country to the pinnacle of global commerce, perceptions around the world tell a different story. Trump's America is ranked as 43rd in terms of "open for business," down from 35th last year and 23rd before Trump. And we're seen as only the 53rd best country in terms of being bureaucratic, down from 23rd in 2016 and 35th last year.

[tanyev]

1. I wonder what the current numbers are for foreign tourism to the US?

I did a quick search and only found articles from early 2018. I know if I lived somewhere else
I wouldn’t think about coming here until after Trump is gone.

[RKP5637]

2. I wouldn't visit the US at all. Maybe after Trump is out of office. n/t

[PoliticAverse]

3. Actually the US is still number #1 on their list of "power" but 8th on "best"...

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/power-rankings

[RKP5637]

4. Yes, thanks! n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Changed from 2016:

https://media.beam.usnews.com/95/88/04facf4e49dbb6ea0e1ab6f82990/171110-best-countries-overall-rankings-2016.pdf

unchanged:
Power #1, Entrepreneurship #3, Heritage #22

down:
Cultural Influence 2016 was #3, now #4
Citizenship 2016 was #11, now #16
Quality of Life 2016 was #14, now #17
Movers 2016 was #22, now #27
Adventure 2016 was #27, now #30
Open for Business 2016 was #23, now #48

nothing is up.

Overall, the USA was #4 in 2016.

[kimbutgar]

5. When I've gone overseas I have had people ask me what happened to America?

In Europe and Canada, how could have your country voted for him? I explained about our electoral college and how he lost the popular vote. Some people said they just didn’t get how we went so low after having a great President in Obama. After so many comments like this I just said I was from San Francisco when they asked me where I was from. A couple we met in a restaurant in Roma from Dublin got our inference that we were anti fat donnie.

I am so embarrassed for our country.

[RKP5637]

6. "I am so embarrassed for our country." Yep, same here! n/t

[bdamomma]

7. I wonder

how many ex-pats will be staying away from the US too. Sad. Our country is being taken down by thugs and Putin.

[RKP5637]

11. It's very sad, and especially how many brainwashed and ignorant people there

are in the US. I never had any idea so many could support a creep like Trump.

[bdamomma]

19. It was a fixed

election. Putin will do it again too.

[RKP5637]

21. Sadly, given the current course, that's quite true. The US is under attack. n/t

[Mc Mike]

8. Everything he touches turns to tRump. rec, nt

[RKP5637]

12. Yep, he has an excellent track record on that. It's pathetic so many Americans can't see him for

what he is.

[Mc Mike]

18. He's an upwardly failing incompetent rich kid loser, like li'l bush.

Corporate media gives them too much support and deference, instead of pointing out the facts of their constant daily failures.

[smirkymonkey]

9. MAGA!!!

God, how depressing. It's true, everything he touches turns to shit. How there can be so many stupid, deluded people out there who actually believe he's making this country better is beyond my comprehension. He's an absolute disaster and it's only going to get worse before we can get rid of him.

[RKP5637]

10. I had some RW'er recently tell me how great he is, such a smart financial person and is saving the

US millions/billions of dollars ... and is such a genius about immigration ... and everything. It's incredible how many really ignorant people there are in the US ... frighting. FFS, this ass is likely to be in another 4 years 2020.

[NewJeffCT]

13. saving millions by running up trillions more in debt

He's making Reagan look fiscally conservative.

[RKP5637]

14. Millions of Americans are appearing to be so ignorant and brainwashed. I'm starting to think

many are simply innately/organically/biologically stupid with low IQs.

[cwydro]

15. I hope someone tweets this to him.

This is the kind of thing to get under his skin.

[RKP5637]

16. He's the emperor with no clothes. The whole world, practically, does not like him and thinks

he's a fool, but he just doesn't get it as he runs the US into the ground.

[bdamomma]

20. We need to

run him into the ground before he does that to the American people.