Despite the public’s poor opinion of Trump’s foreign trade policy, over half of Americans still approve of his economic performance. Only 38 percent of people approve of the president overall. Fifty-one percent approve of his economic policies in particular. This is in contrast to the 54 percent of people who disapprove of the president’s income tax changes.
The largest detriment to Trump’s favor with the people, however, is the spike in tariffs. Sixty percent say they are not happy with the president’s foreign trade policy. They say that as a master negotiator and businessman, he’s not doing very well with other countries.
Jordan Thompson, a 29-year-old, said, “I’m not a great fan of how he interacts with other countries, how he interacts with citizens, how he tries to manipulate everything so that it’s what works for him.”
