Most Americans say President Barack Obama is not respected by other world leaders, according to a new Gallup poll released Monday.
Fifty-three percent of Americans polled said the leaders of other countries do not respect the president while 41 percent said other world leaders do respect him.
This is the first time that more Americans say he is not respected on the world stage.
Gallup reports:
The results are based on Gallup's annual World Affairs poll, conducted Feb. 6-9. Although opinions about a president's perceived world standing often track with his job approval rating, a majority of Americans still thought world leaders respected Obama in 2010 and 2011, when his job approval was similar to what it is now. Thus, the recent decline may be more tied to specific international matters from the past year, such as the revelation the U.S. was listening in on foreign leaders' phone calls, the situation in Syria, increased tensions with Russia, and an uneasy relationship between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.