British voters have delivered a damning verdict on Donald Trump as he returns to the White Home as American president.
Requested to explain the maverick Republican in a phrase by think-tank Extra in Widespread, the most well-liked response was “fool” adopted by “harmful”.
Different adjectives used included “narcissist”, “boastful” and “prison”.
Nevertheless, Brits additionally described him as “humorous”, “good”, “robust” and “chief”.
Total, 3 in 5 Brits have a unfavourable view of the brand new president, whereas 50% say they’d have voted for his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, in comparison with simply 28% for Trump.
Nevertheless, the ballot of greater than 2,000 British adults additionally discovered that Trump is well-liked amongst males aged underneath 35, with 53% of them saying they’d have voted for him if they might.
In the meantime, 44% of Brits consider prime minister Keir Starmer ought to prioritise attempting to ascertain an excellent working relationship with Trump, in comparison with 37% who assume he ought to stand as much as him.
Luke Tryl, director of Extra in Widespread UK, mentioned Brits have an “angle of resigned pragmatism” relating to Trump.
He mentioned: “British voters don’t like Trump anymore than they did in November and given the highest phrase Brits used to explain him is fool, that appears unlikely to vary anytime quickly.
“Nonetheless they see the significance of working with Trump and they’re extra probably than to not say the precedence for Starmer must be working with quite than standing as much as the president.
“The exception to that resignation are younger males, with a majority of these underneath 35 saying they’d have voted for Trump over Harris, in comparison with simply 28% of the inhabitants at massive.
“As in lots of different western international locations it does appear Trump’s model of populism resonates with younger males particularly.”
