Donald Trump is more trusted than Joe Biden to stand up to the USA’s foreign foes, poll finds despite the President sneaking ahead of his rival in the race for the White House

A new poll shows that Donald Trump is more confident in his stand against China, Russia and Iran than Joe Biden.

The former US president is ahead of his successor by a margin of 46 percent to 39 percent – ​​and leads in every age group.

By a very narrow margin of 43 percent to 42 percent, Biden is becoming more comfortable with the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

However, among 18-21 year olds, Trump maintains a nine percent lead on the nuclear issue.

Among men, he is significantly ahead: 51 percent support him and 38 percent trust Biden, but women estimate both contenders at 41 percent.

The former US president is ahead of his successor Biden (pictured) by a margin of 46 percent to 39 percent – ​​and leads in every age group

The poll comes at a time when the West is increasingly threatened by China, Russia and Iran. Pictured on the left is Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the right

The poll comes at a time when the West is increasingly threatened by China, Russia and Iran.

Whoever wins the race for the White House will be crucial to its defense.

The isolationist Trump has long railed against China and is likely to start a trade war with the country if he returns to power. However, Biden has vowed to support Taiwan if China invades, which Trump has not done.

Russia is having a harder time for the former US president, as there are fears he could abandon US support for Ukraine, which Biden fought hard for.

It is more likely that Trump will impose tough sanctions on Iran and the US withdrew from a landmark nuclear deal with the country in 2018. He also oversaw the assassination of one of his top generals.

Biden has defended Israel against direct attacks from Iran and imposed sanctions on the country’s leaders as the war in Gaza continues.