Global Poll Reveals Twice as Many People Would Prefer Putin as President Than Biden [Video]

Russian President Vladimir Putin is far more popular around the world than Joe Biden, according to the results of a new global poll that reveals the US is losing influence around the world under Biden’s “weak leadership.”

The poll was conducted by Al-Monitor in partnership with data analytics firm Premise and asked which of the three world leaders they viewed “most favorably.” 

44.4% of those surveyed said they viewed Putin most favorably, followed by Chinese President Xi Jinping with 33.8%, while only 21.7% said they preferred Biden.

Al-Monitor suggested that Washington’s popularity suffered due to Biden’s weak leadership regarding Israel’s war in Gaza, but noted that a multitude of other factors could be influencing opinions.

The respondents were almost split on whether Washington (30%) or Moscow (28%) could “most successfully mediate political disagreements in the Middle East.”

However, over 40% agreed that the US was still “best equipped to help resolve the Israel-Hamas war,”…