Trump named 2020 most admired man in America, beats Obama

US President Donald Trump has been named the 2020 most admired man in America, a new Gallup poll showed on Tuesday.

The outgoing US President for the first time edged out former President Barack Obama who has taken the post for 12 years.

“Trump tied former President Barack Obama for the honour last year but edged out his predecessor this year. Trump’s first-place finish ends a 12-year run as the most admired man for Obama, tied with Dwight Eisenhower for the most ever,”

Gallup said in a press release.

When asked without any prompting who they regard as the most admired man, 18 per cent of respondents named Trump, while 15 per cent picked Obama, 6 per cent chose President-elect Joe Biden and 3 per cent selected top US health official, Dr Anthony Fauci.

Gallup noted in the release that Trump’s support among Republicans remains strong at 48 per cent, with no other man gaining more than 2 per cent of the party’s support.

Meanwhile, Democrats’ support for Obama declined from 41 per cent last year to 32 per cent this year, as party members split their votes, with 13 per cent naming Biden and 5 per cent picking Fauci as the most admired man.

Independents were evenly split between Trump and Obama at 11 per cent, while 3 per cent named Biden and 2 per cent picked Fauci.