The case for Trump’s tariffs

GOP pollster outlines messaging strategies for Republicans in midterms

New polling shows the GOP what messaging strategies have resonated most with voters, giving the party a pathway ahead of the 2026 and 2028 elections. GOP Pollster Chris Wilson, the CEO of Eyes Over, shared a slide deck with Politico offering a framework for Republicans on several key issues, including tariffs and immigration, for the elections. On tariffs, Wilson advises that GOP messaging should be “framed as part of a broader strategy to rebui…

The case for Trump’s tariffs

The arguments are believed more widely than the Maga camp, but that does not make them any more right

'Eroded': MAGA-voting hedge fund tycoon says Trump damage will take a 'lifetime to repair'

One of Trump's wealthiest supporters has turned on him.Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of the Citadel hedge fund, told Gina Chon of Semafor at the D.C. World Economy Summit that Trump has made the country 20 percent poorer and "eroded" the brand of U.S. Treasury bonds, an asset that until now was u...

Major Republican donor warns it could take a 'lifetime to repair the damage' from Trump

One of the Republican Party's biggest billionaire benefactors is now lamenting the "damage" that President Donald Trump has already done just less than 100 days into his second term.Semafor reported Wednesday that Ken Griffin, who is the founder and CEO of the investment firm Citadel, is now loudly condemning Trump's handling of the economy, and tarnishing the United States' "brand." He blasted the administration for "eroding" the power of the U…

GOP Megadonor Ken Griffin Says Trump Is Bad for America's Brand: 'Can Be a Lifetime to Repair the Damage'

CEO Citadel Ken Griffin, a former GOP megadonor who voted for President Trump, said on Wednesday that the president’s trade wars are “nonsensical” and have already hurt the country’s “brand.” “The United States was more than just a nation. It’s a brand. It’s a universal brand. Whether it’s our culture, our financial strength, our military strength, America rose beyond just being a country,” Griffin said Wednesday at Semafor’s World Economy Summi…

GOP Megadonor Griffin: Trump Eroding US Brand

President Donald Trump is eroding the American brand according to Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel, a hedge fund, and a prominent Republican donor.