US shooting itself in foot with Trump’s ‘America First’ tariffs

US President Donald Trump gestures as he stands on stage at a past rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, US on November 6, 2024. 

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A recent CNN poll offers a sobering reflection of American public sentiment. According to the survey, 59 percent of citizens now believe that Donald Trump’s economic policies have worsened conditions in the US.

Even more telling is the overwhelming disapproval of his aggressive tariff agenda, which is increasingly viewed as a self-inflicted economic wound.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.