Obama has topped the list eight times while Clinton has made it to the top spot 14 times in a row.
While 49 pecent of the poll respondents said that the government poses a threat, just like that seen through President Obama's tenure, another 49 percent contradicted it.
The US wants to lock horns with Russia in order to implement "triumphalism", says ex-Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev.
For a record 17 times, Hillary Clinton is the "most admired" woman selected by Americans in the Gallup Poll survey, while Barack Obama has topped the list seven times.
