How Americans View the President’s Tariff Approach.

Last week President Trump announced that the European Union was not negotiating to his liking (apparently no plane or golf courses to offer), so as of June 1st there will be a 50% tariff on all goods coming out of the EU that aren’t assembled in the US. He then announced this weekend that the date is now July 9th, to give time for “negotiations”. Since “Liberation Day” worked so well, why not do it again?

It is clear that Trump does not understand economics or how the economy works, but does he have a pulse on where Americans are on the economy and trade?

Not surprisingly the answer to that question is complicated.

Below are two interactive graphs on the data. Check out our thinking here.

First the views on overall support:

Next the views Americans have on the effects of the tariff plan: