Poll suggests Trump presidency takes toll on US image abroad
By France 24
27 June 2017 |
1:24 pm
US papers react to the Supreme Court’s announcement that it will consider the legality of Donald Trump’s travel ban in October. This comes as a new poll is published about attitudes towards the United States since Trump took office.
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