Majority of Americans view US global influence as waning: Poll

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A majority of Americans believe the United States’s influence on the world is waning, making the country one of the most dispirited compared to other nations who say their impact is getting stronger, according to a new poll.

Almost half (47%) of the U.S. population says the country’s global standing is slipping compared to just 19% who say the opposite, according to a recent poll from the Pew Research Center. Another 32% say U.S. influence has stayed about the same in recent years.

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