More Americans want tariffs on foreign goods to decrease than increase according to a new YouGov poll.

Summary

A new YouGov poll reveals widespread disapproval of President Trump’s recent tariff policies, with 51% of Americans viewing them as “the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history.”

The survey shows 50% disapprove of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs announced April 2nd, which imposed a baseline 10% levy on all imports with additional tariffs on specific countries.

Trump escalated tensions by threatening China with 50% additional tariffs if they don’t withdraw their retaliatory measures.

Even Ted Cruz expressed concern, calling tariffs “a tax on consumers.”

  • nesc@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    1094·
    7 days ago

    In other words, half of the US population approves. There is no widespread disapproval nor disastrous whatever, lol.

    • TheHiddenCatboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      53·
      7 days ago

      Not quite,

      Overall, 50 percent of those polled said they disapprove of “recent tariffs announced by Donald Trump,” split between 39 percent for “strongly disapprove” and 11 percent for “somewhat disapprove.” By contrast 39 percent said they approve, of which 21 percent did so “strongly” while 18 percent did so “somewhat.”

      It is still disappointing that 39% will align with Trump despite all of this, but keep in mind that there’s a floor to Trump’s support numbers. We’ll never be able to approach all of them.

      Let’s see what happens on the undecideds over the next few months as the impact of Trump’s tariffs hit. Heck, keep an eye on that 18% “Somewhat Approve”. That’s got to make some of the GQP reps a bit nervous!

      • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        7 days ago

        Lets see this poll in 4-6 weeks, when everything in Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy, etc. has doubled in price. Things may go up even more, because these sociopathic corporations are going to figure that as long as we are jacking up the prices, lets jack them up a little more, and pad the profit. The customers are already going to be feeling pain, what’s a little more?

        At the end of the year, my bet is that all those companies will report record annual profits.

      • eric5949@lemmy.world
        47·
        7 days ago

        Every poll shows the same thing: there is no line for roughly 1/3 the population. Trump could come out tomorrow and say Hitler rocks and 1/3 of the country would approve strongly.

    • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
      121·
      7 days ago

      Actually, according to the article, 39% disapproved. It doesn’t specify about the other 11%. I assume that they were unable to pry their heads out of their own asses long enough to offer an opinion.

      Your point stands, however. It is absolutely astonishing to me that only half of the respondents disapprove of Trump’s mayhem. I have to wonder if the poll wasn’t phrased so as to confuse the respondents so that the pollsters could intentionally interpret it in Trump’s favor.