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Douglas Schoen: Tariffs turn into a political tax on Trump’s approval

Summary by San Diego Union Tribune
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 fr…

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Trump has lost some presence and has fallen into the polls. His proclamations, orders and threats – some interchangeable ones – have suffered the clash with the realities. He himself declared a nine-month moratorium on his own tariffs. The world, inside and outside his country, opposes resistance. Putin himself is twisting him with trickery and dilations. Lenin already used that tactic at the beginning of the soviets, he is a modus operandi with…

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San Diego Union Tribune broke the news in San Diego, United States on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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