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Most Americans Negative on Trump Economic Policy

April 6, 2025 at 6:56 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Financial Times: “This week, just before the tariff chaos, 63% of Americans had a negative view of the government’s economic policy, comfortably the highest figure since records began almost 50 years ago.”

“All-time records were also shattered for the share of people who expect the economy to further deteriorate over the next year. Just 25% of US adults said they expect their finances to look better in five years than today — lower even than at the nadir of the Great Recession.”

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