Trump Making China Look Good

Polls show Donald Trump failing to inspire confidence on taxes (including tariffs), immigration, the war against Iran, gasoline prices, and pretty much every other issue. Trump’s failure may wreck Republicans’ midterm hopes, but far more importantly, Trump is wrecking the world’s confidence in the United States of America… to the benefit of Communist China:

Faced with Trump’s erratic behavior, China has been one of the few countries to choose to strike back when hit — whether through the standoff over rare earths or its complaint to the World Trade Organization over Trump’s unilateral tariffs — while at the same time calling for diplomacy and multilateralism and presenting itself as a bastion of stability. If Trump announces a war, Beijing later emerges as the behind-the-scenes architect of the newly reached truce.

China appears to be capitalizing on the Trump era. In this fragmented world, where old alliances are faltering, China surpassed the United States in global approval ratings in 2025, with an average of 36% of people approving of Chinese leadership, compared to 31% for the United States, according to a recent Gallup global poll [Guillermo Abril, “China Takes Advantage of Declining US Credibility to Improve Its Global Image,” El País, 2026.04.19

But making China look good isn’t just a Trump thing; Republicans have been working on it with their Presidential picks throughout this century:

Although both nations have low approval ratings, this is the largest lead the polling firm has recorded for China in nearly 20 years. Previously, the country had only surpassed the United States during the George W. Bush administration (2001-2009) and Trump’s first term (2017-2021) [Abril, 2026.04.19].

For all of George W. Bush’s faults, the world could at least count on him to stick with America’s allies. Donald Trump is ripping up our alliances and making our closest friends think they might do better to throw in with China.

Make America Great Again isn’t what the Trump Party is doing. It’s what we’ll have to spend the next generation doing to repair the destruction caused by Trump’s termination of the Pax Americana.

让美国再次伟大—Ràng měiguó zàicì wěidà!