A week of tariff chaos appears to have significantly hurt Donald Trump’s polling standing, especially in terms of the economy. That’s according to a new CBS News poll that contains little good news for the president.
“People split on whether they believe Mr. Trump has a clear plan, and most don’t think the tariffs will be permanent — rather that he’s using them to negotiate,” CBS News said of its poll. “More like his goals regarding trade policy than his approach to it. For those who think he does have a plan — predominantly Republicans — it’ll take months or longer to judge the impact. Republicans stand apart from the public overall in showing that patience.”
The poll also found that 75 percent of respondents believe that the new tariffs will increase prices in the short term, while 48 percent say they will raise prices in the long term. Also, 65 percent say the tariffs will worsen the economy in the short term, with 42 percent saying it will make them worse in the long term.
New CBS poll shows 43% of Americans STRONGLY disapprove of Trump job as President. Only 28% Strongly approve. That is not a typo-only 28% strongly approve. When look at poll basically Trump is only above water with white men with a HS degree or less. https://t.co/vg69Hd4bkm
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) April 13, 2025
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On the question of the impact on manufacturing jobs, 49 percent say it will add jobs, while 25 percent say the country will lose such jobs.
When asked what they think about Trump’s approach to tariffs and trade, 51 percent say they like his goals, while 49 percent say they dislike them; when it comes to his approach, 37 percent say they liked it, while 63 percent say they disliked it.
CBS’ new poll is, I’d argue, the worst poll for Trump during his entire 2nd term:
-Most say the economy is getting worse
-A huge shift from March with most now saying Trump (not Biden) is responsible for the economy
-Trump’s net approval goes negative in one of his best polls pic.twitter.com/q8TiVnGY5Y— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) April 14, 2025
Appearing on CNN, polling analyst Harry Enten called it “the worst set of polling that Trump has had during his entire 2nd term,” following several weeks of bad polling numbers for the president. The CBS poll had previously been one of the better ones for Trump.
Enten noted that when respondents in that poll are asked whether the economy is getting worse, the percentage of those answering “yes” has gone up steadily as the months have passed—42 percent in November, 49 percent in February, 51 percent in March, and now 53 percent in April.
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