Douglas Schoen: Tariffs turn into a political tax on Trump’s approval
One month ago, in these pages, I wrote that President Trump’s efforts to drastically reorder the global economy via sweeping tariffs was a significant gamble, both politically and economically.
Now, as Trump marks 100 days in office, multiple polls show that instead of paying off, Trump’s tariff gamble is rapidly eroding his political support.
Indeed, not only has Trump’s overall approval rating dropped 14-points from inauguration day, going from net-plus-7 to net-negativ