Earlier this month, President Donald Trump took the stage at the Republican midterm convention and bragged that his tariff regime had led to “the most successful two years financially … in the history of the presidency.” This wasn’t a new line. In January, he claimed his widespread tariffs, which are taxes imposed on goods imported to the United States, had “created an American economic miracle” and that critics should admit defeat and put on their red “Trump was right about everything” hats.
Well, most everyday American voters haven’t yet added those hats to their shopping carts. In fact, a new Morning Consult/Cato Institute poll of registered voters shows that Americans don’t buy Trump’s narrative about tariffs — and may punish Republicans in the midterm elections for how poorly they feel the trade war has gone for them.
