The president promised Americans on his first day back in office that he would quickly bring down prices and stabilize the economy, but instead his chaotic first 100 days have tipped the country into turmoil and rattled financial markets – which have dragged down his poll numbers and threatens GOP chances in next year's midterms, reported Politico. “He’s all in on the tariffs, and that’s a really big bet for him,” said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the conservative think tank American Action Forum and a former White House economic adviser to George H.W. The president's trade war has shaken global markets and businesses, and Trump allies worry that he's squandering political capital on a policy that will likely increase prices and turn off voters – many of whom have already soured on his presidency, with four in 10 respondents in one recent poll grading his presidency so far as an "F."
Author: Travis Gettys
Published at: 2025-04-29 21:53:04
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