In a rare moment of near-national unity, Americans are decisively rejecting President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
That’s according to CNN’s top data guru Harry Enten, who was stunned Monday over new polling showing the broad disapproval of Trump’s trade war.
“They have turned against tariffs the same way college football pundits have turned against Arch Manning after his performance in Columbus on Saturday,” Enten quipped.
In November, Americans were almost evenly-split on the issue—52 percent of voters supported tariffs versus 48 percent opposed. Now, three of every five polling respondents are against tariffs on imported goods, Enten said, calling it “opposition like a rocket!”
Enten said the backlash stems from short term costs. A whopping 77 percent now believe tariffs raise prices