Brits still like Americans – just not Donald Trump, a new poll has found.
A third of voters polled by Opinion said they saw the US as a threat – but half say they don’t think Trump represents what most Americans think.
The number of people who see the US as a threat has doubled since November’s Presidential election.
Some 69% of the polled said the US still has a lot in common with the UK. And almost three in five said they think the US will be worse off as a result of Trump’s trade war.
James Crouch, head of public affairs and policy at Opinium, said: “The British public are questioning the US as a trusted ally like never before. For now, they are blaming an erratic Donald Trump, not a permanent shift in American politics and values to the detriment of Britain and her allies.
“But at this rate, it would be surprising if that residual goodwill survives another four years.”
Opinium Research carried out an online survey of 2,050 UK adults aged 18+ from 9th to 11th April 2025.
Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports to the United States, rocking the world economy, sending stock prices tumbling and sparking fears of a global recession.
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Since then, Mr Trump has rowed back on tariffs, reducing the rate paid on imports from most countries to 10% and, on Saturday, exempting electronics such as smartphones and laptops from the levy – including the 145% charge on imports from China.
The Government remains hopeful of a deal to exempt the UK from Mr Trump’s tariffs, with Ms Reeves saying she was “resolved” to get “the best deal possible” for the UK.
But during the week, a senior Trump adviser suggested this was unlikely, saying the 10% tariff was now a “baseline” and anything below that would be “extraordinary”.
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