The majority of Americans in the new poll said they feel that the United States, not other countries, will bear the brunt of President Trump's tariffs.
when I asked “The cost of tariffs on foreign products imported into the US” is that 54% of economists/YouGov public respondents believe that “the majority of US businesses and people” feel their weight. 24% say “products exported mainly domestic companies and products” suffer from the outcome.
On Tuesday, the president imposed a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods. Trump cited his country's inspiration for the fentanyl flow, but experts point out that many of the drugs will not come to the United States through the border with Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went after Trump's tariffs targeting Canada on Tuesday, noting the editors of the Wall Street Journal called “Silly.”
“Now, I want to talk directly to certain Americans,” Trudeau said. “Donald, in the eight years you and I worked together, we've done a lot of things. We've signed a historic deal that has brought record-breaking work and growth in both of our countries.”
“We've done a great job on the world stage, just as Canada and the US have been together for generations for decades, and now we should work together to further enhance the prosperity of North Americans in a very uncertain and challenging world.”
The next day, Trump announced a one-month exemption on tariffs on car northern and southern neighbors, triggered by meetings with three major US automakers.
In an Economist/YouGov poll, 68% of respondents said they believe that “increased tariffs on foreign goods generally imported into the US” would increase prices. 8% said that increasing tariffs on foreign goods imported into the US would generally “have no impact on prices.”
The Economist/YouGov poll was conducted from March 1-4 and features 1,638 participants and a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points.
