Skepticism of Trump among Germans may also be the result of a broader mismatch between American attitudes toward Germans and vice versa.
The Pew Research Center found in 2018 that about two-thirds of Americans thought relations with Germany were good, while just 42 percent of Germans thought so.
Moreover, Pew reported that"German attitudes toward the U.S. have turned sharply negative in the Trump era." After Trump's election in 2016, Germans' favorable views toward the U.S. and confidence in the U.S. president plummeted. One reason for the focus on Trump may be how vital Germany considers the U.S., according to public polling. Pew found that more than 40 percent of Germans say the United States is Germany's first or second most important partner in global affairs. The only country to outrank America among Germans is France. The combination of strategic importance and declining confidence helps explain why Germans are so keenly aware of the American president, especially above other world leaders.
Disputes over NATO and import tariffs have also contributed to a more contentious relationship between the two countries in recent years. In November, Macron expressed an unexpectedly candid opinion about the viability of the trans-Atlantic military alliance after Trump's criticisms, calling recent trends the"brain death" of the NATO.German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Donald Trump stand onstage during the NATO heads of government summit on December 4 in Watford, England.
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