Tariff hit, inflation, Intel buy criticism hobble Trump: White House Report Card

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President Donald Trump will never show it, but he lost a little wind in his sail this week after an appeals court knocked down his tariff agenda, inflation increased, and conservatives whacked his plan for the government to buy a stake in Intel and defense firms.

Some polls showed the impact, dropping his approval rating into the upper 30s, though Rasmussen Reports, which conducts daily surveys, showed he was sustaining an approval rating in the high 40s.

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