How are the Trump administration's trade negotiations doing at the moment? Not well, it appears. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns that China could lose 10 million jobs if it doesn't lower tariffs—which means the standoff with that country's government continues. Canada just elected a prime minister who wants to pretend that his North American country and its economy are part of Europe (it only is in a shared disdain for free speech). And Americans are, frankly, unconvinced that the U.S. president's antifreedom protectionism will do anything but make them poorer.
A Skeptical Majority
"Americans are widely skeptical about the benefits of the recent tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on the United States' trading partners, with majorities believing they will ultimately cost the U.S. more money than they generate — in the short term (70%) as well as the long run (62%)," reports Gallup of the results of recent polling.
