President Donald Trump claimed on 2 September 2026 that America is 'respected again' and that 'everyone stands up' when he goes to meetings, yet a new Pew Research Center survey across 36 countries found a median 23% confidence in him 'to do the right thing regarding world affairs'.
Trump made the remarks at a dinner with Republican lawmakers in the White House Rose Garden. 'I go to meetings and everyone stands up,' he said, adding that officials had not shown the same respect to 'our last president' and had 'laughed at him'. He later said: 'But our country is respected again.'
