NEW POLL: Trump Gets Brutal Marks On the Economy — Voter Dissatisfaction Underlined By Whopping 33-Point Swing in One Key Metric
President Donald Trump’s economic policies are not getting strong marks from voters in a major new poll out Sunday.
According to new polling from CBS News, voters are expressing their dissatisfaction with the president’s economic agenda in several key metrics. Most notably, just 23 percent of Americans now believe Trump’s economic policies are making them “better off.” That’s down from 42 percent in January. That same 42 percent now things Trump’s policies are making them “worse off” — up from 28 percent in January. In all, that’s a 33-point swing — as “better off” prevailed by a 14 point margin in January, and now trails by 19 percent.
Many voters also believe Trump’s priorities are off. A whopping 64 percent of Americans think the Trump administration is not focusing enough on lowering prices. And 55 percent believe the White House is focusing too much on tariffs. And 47 percent of Americans believe tariffs will result in long-term price increases — in addition to the 72 percent who think prices will go up on a short-term basis.
A new report from Politico out Saturday cited internal confusion ahead of the April 2 implementation of global tariffs.
“No one knows what the fuck is going on,” said an unnamed person identified by Politico as a White House ally close to Trump’s inner circle. “What are they going to tariff? Who are they gonna tariff and at what rates? Like, the very basic questions haven’t been answered yet.”
According to the CBS News poll, Trump now has a negative approval rating on the economy — 52-48. Overall, however, Trump’s job approval sits squarely at 50-50 — with a positive 53-47 approval on immigration being key to the broader perception of the president.
One other notable stat from the poll: When asked “Should federal judges be allowed to review Trump’s policies,” even a majority of Republicans — by a 56-44 margin — said yes. Ninety-three percent of Democrats and 81 percent of independents agreed.
