Americans skeptical of Trump's tariffs on foreign goods
Americans do not believe that imposing tariffs on foreign products will help the US economy. Nearly half of those surveyed think that actions taken by Donald Trump could actually harm the American economy.
The Marquette poll was conducted on February 5 with a sample of 1,063 people. The question was quite straightforward: Do tariffs help or hurt the American economy?
46 percent of respondents answered "hurt." 24 percent said they "help." 13 percent of those surveyed have no opinion on the matter.
Donald Trump imposes tariffs
Donald Trump threatened that new 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico would take effect at the beginning of February. However, the matter was postponed by a month.
The new date for the tariffs to take effect is March 4. The pretext for imposing them is accusations of insufficient border control by both countries and the influx of illegal immigration and fentanyl.
Contrary to initial threats, Trump does not intend to impose tariffs on China at this time. Even before taking office, he announced that he would impose a 10 percent tariff on all products from China simultaneously with tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada.
Trump also announced imposing tariffs on the European Union.
