Cool Breeze

The primary reason is Donald Trump! For decades, the United States has held itself up as a paragon of open and ethical government. On many fronts, the country has led by example, enacting tough anti-corruption and ethics statutes and leading the world in the enforcement of those laws. What’s more, the United States has used its reputation to prod other countries to clean up their acts, spending tens of millions of dollars every year via various federal programs to educate and train foreign officials and to encourage the passage of anti-bribery and transparency measures. But interviews with more than a dozen US and foreign experts show that the nation is losing its credibility as the world leader in clean government and fighting corruption, which is in turn affecting global efforts to combat government corruption! http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/04/trump-ethics-anti-corruption-foreign-corrupt-practices-act/ then there is Trump advocating state-sponsored terrorism!

PeterS

I brought this up before and according to conservatives they don't want the US to be a world leader and they don't care if our president or our country is respected--so long as both are feared.

Cool Breeze

I wonder who fear who they don't respect?