Most Britons consider us a security threat after Trump’s election

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The majority of the British view the United States as a “serious threat” of security after President Donald Trump, who referred to himself as a “peacemaker” and aspires to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Seventy -two percent of people said America is very dangerous or “very dangerous” over world peace in April. This is twice 36 percent of people last autumn, before Trump was elected, according to the latest British social positions poll published on Wednesday.

Only Russia – by 90 percent – was seen as a greater threat, as the United States put before Israel and Iran, which was seen as a 67 percent security source of the British public.

Trump carried a campaign on a Prepare To end the Israel-Hamas war quickly and invade Russia to Ukraine, but he has participated in the flames of conflicts since he took office for the second time.

The survey reflects public perceptions before the outbreak of the Iran war and the United States She launched strikes On Iranian nuclear sites, which leads to a temporary ceasefire.

Gianfranco Edwario, director of research at the National Center for Social Research, which published the data, said that Trump’s election pushed public views of America as a threat to levels “unprecedented.”

The question was asked twice before 2024, when it reached 47 percent in 2005 after the American invasion of Iraq.

Trump carried a promise to remove America from any new wars and said in his second opening speech that “his most proud heritage will be the peacemaker.” It is too He has aspirations From winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

The latest survey of BSA, an annual study conducted since 1983, was conducted between September and October 2024.

Record 9 percent of the respondents – they were wiped before the UK government decision Enhancing the military budget The aforementioned defense must be the maximum priority for the addition of the additional state, compared to only 2 percent when the question was asked last time in 2021.

Edwario said that the shift in positions was likely to continue in the long run, adding that the global geopolitical situation had deteriorated since the end of last year.

Supporting general support to reduce the social welfare bill and reduce government spending and taxes, although these opinions are still supported by only a minority of people – 11 percent and 15 percent, respectively.

The percentage of people who said spending on deficit subsidies should increase to less than 50 percent for the first time in 2024, but they were still four times higher than the participation who wanted to reduce it.

The Sir Kerr Starmer government has pushed forward plans to reform the support of a comprehensive deficit that prompted a violent reaction between the Labor Party deputies, who It seeks to prevent The controversial luxury bill.

Sir John Curtis, an oldest research colleague in Natsin, said that the data indicates that following the growth on the tax height “will not necessarily be the easiest path” to work because he tries to repair public services in a narrow financial environment.

He added: “The political difficulty in these policies is that there are winners and losers that can be identified, and it is often the losers who scream loudly.”