Antipathy Toward Trump In Europe Has Risen To A High Point

• 6.02.2026, 17:20

A growing number of Europeans do not consider the U.S. a friendly country.

Antipathy towards the US in Western European countries has increased significantly following Donald Trump's threats against Greenland. As The Guardian writes, a YouGov poll conducted in six European countries - Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK - found that the US president's attempt to seize Greenland has led Europeans to turn strongly against his country. Opinions about the US have fallen to their lowest level since YouGov began tracking them a decade ago.

The figures range from 62% in France to 84% in Denmark and show a sharp rise in negative perceptions of the US even compared to November, when the figure was between 49% and 70%.

The survey also found that a growing number of Europeans no longer see the US as a friendly country, with fewer respondents in all six countries saying they still consider it an ally.

These figures represent a sharp drop from the last YouGov poll, which asked the same question. In Denmark, for example, in July 2023, 80% of those polled said they considered the US a friend or ally. That figure now stands at less than 26%.