CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten on Tuesday said recent polling among traditional U.S. allies shows how the “chickens are coming home to roost” for Donald Trump, amid a lack of global support for his Iran war.
The reason for the limited backing is “really simple,” Enten told “News Central” anchor John Berman.
“The people in those countries hate, hate, hate the U.S. military action in Iran,” he noted, pointing to net approval ratings of -27 in Canada, -73 in Japan and -34 in the United Kingdom.
“My goodness gracious,” he said at one point.
“Key U.S. allies, the people in those countries, absolutely despise the U.S. military action in Iran,” he continued. “No wonder the leaders in those countries are, let’s just say, a little apprehensive about helping out the U.S.”
Enten said the reaction is part of a broader decline in how America is viewed abroad. The favorable view of the U.S. in 2025 under Trump versus 2024 under former President Joe Biden is down among 79% of residents across 24 countries surveyed, he noted.
The analyst concluded: “The bottom line is this: The folks overseas are far less likely to view the U.S. favorably, and those chickens are coming home to roost in this situation, as there’s very little support abroad for the U.S. military action in Iran.”
