Americans’ Trust in Institutions ‘Implodes’ After Year of Trump
- U.S. citizens rank bottom in Edelman global trust survey
- By contrast, ‘China’s trust is soaring’: CEO Richard Edelman
U.S. President Donald Trump his presidential inauguration parade in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Americans’ trust in their institutions has suffered the biggest deterioration ever recorded since President Donald Trump took over the White House, according to a survey of global attitudes compiled by the New York-based public-relations firm Edelman.
Among the general population, trust in U.S. institutions was measured at 43 out of a possible 100, slumping a record nine points compared with 2017. The U.S. ranked just ahead of Germany, Sweden and Australia, but well behind developing countries including Mexico and India.