{
  "id": 3749924,
  "title": "[COVER STORY] Trump's America is losing Koreans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cover-story-trumps-america-is-losing-koreans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T14:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260827/cover-story-trumps-america-is-losing-koreans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center reveals that the United States is losing favor with Koreans, as trust between the two nations has declined since the Trump administration. The Pew study, which surveyed 1,045 Korean adults between March 3 and April 4, found that 55% of respondents held unfavorable views of the U.S., marking an 18 percentage point increase since 2025. This marked the first time since 2002 that unfavorable opinions had the majority, a situation that has also occurred previously following 2003. Additionally, 45% of Koreans expressed favorable opinions of the U.S., down 16 percentage points from the previous year. In 2022, under the Biden administration, favorable views peaked at 89%, which was the highest level ever recorded.",
  "summary": "Koreans are increasingly viewing the U.S. unfavorably, with less trust as a partner than before, according to a recent survey released by Washington-headquartered Pew Research Center. Experts and Korean citizens say the unfavorable sentiment was driven largely by the Donald Trump administration’s unilateral policies that often put more importance on transactions rather than alliances with trade…",
  "key_points": [
    "55% of Koreans hold unfavorable views of the U.S., an 18 percentage point increase since 2025.",
    "Favorable opinions of the U.S. dropped 16 percentage points to 45% in the latest survey.",
    "Favorable views peaked at 89% under the Biden administration in 2022, the highest ever recorded."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[COVER STORY] Trump's America is losing Koreans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cover-story-trumps-america-is-losing-koreans-3751496",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:22:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}