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\n There has been something of a shift in the conventional wisdom about President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> tariffs of late.\n <\/p>\n \n On the one hand, economists and political analysts have warmed to the idea that Trump is more or less<\/a> getting what<\/a> he bargained for<\/a> out of his threats of a global trade war. This has come as a number of foreign nations come to the table and, in a few cases, cut apparent deals.\n <\/p>\n \n On the other, that\u2019s different from saying Trump\u2019s tactics will ultimately work. And the picture there certainly got more complicated this week, including with yet more judges suggesting they could rein in Trump\u2019s tariff authorities<\/a> and the increasingly troubling economic numbers<\/a> highlighted by another bad jobs report Friday. Many have been wondering when (and if) the economic pain many economists predicted would actually arrive, and signs are increasing that it might be upon us.\n <\/p>\n \n In other words, we seem to be at an inflection point, particularly with Trump signaling Thursday that he\u2019ll finally press forward with global tariffs (probably!) next week<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n But how is all of this playing? Are people reevaluating their previous positions?\n <\/p>\n \n It\u2019s too soon to gauge public opinion on Trump\u2019s latest moves this week. But the short answer is that we haven\u2019t seen many shifts of late in the already pretty dismal views of Trump\u2019s trade war at the macro level; if anything, views appear to have gotten slightly worse.\n <\/p>\n \n But there have been some key shifts that suggest his base is more on-board than it used to be, which could allow Trump to press forward.\n <\/p>\n \n Overall, foreign trade and tariffs remain some of the president\u2019s worst issues, and it continues to look like the policy that very few people (besides Trump) are asking for right now.\n <\/p>\n \n Gallup polling<\/a> shows Trump\u2019s approval on \u201cforeign trade\u201d dropping from 42% in February<\/a> to 36% in mid-July.\n <\/p>\n \n Fox News polling<\/a> around the same time showed Americans disapproved of Trump on tariffs by a 26-point margin, virtually the same as in April (25 points).\n <\/p>\n \n And CBS News-YouGov polling shows people increasingly dislike that this is a priority for Trump.\n <\/p>\n \n Its most recent data, from mid-July, show 61% say Trump is too focused on tariffs<\/a>, similar to April but up from March<\/a>. It also showed a new high in the percentage of people who say Trump isn\u2019t focused enough on lowering prices (70%). (This also ties into the tariffs, because tariffs are often inflationary.)\n <\/p>\n \n The CBS data also show a slight drop in the percentage of Americans who think Trump\u2019s policies are making them better off financially (23% in March versus 18% today), and an increase in perceptions that his policies are making food prices increase (52% in March versus 62% today).\n <\/p>\n \n Overall, Americans went from opposing the tariffs by 12 points in March to opposing them by 20 points today.\n <\/p>\n \n So if there is a vibe shift on Trump\u2019s tariffs, it hasn\u2019t really shown up in the polls \u2013 at least yet.\n <\/p>\n \n But as with most things Trump, overall views probably don\u2019t matter as much as how his base feels. The president has proven over and over again that he\u2019s happy to plow ahead as long as his supporters are on board.\n <\/p>\n \n And those supporters might be growing in their tolerance for this gambit.\n <\/p>\n \n The percentage of Republicans who say Trump is focused too much on tariffs in the CBS poll actually fell from 34% in April to 28% today.\n <\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gettyimages-2228076786.jpg\")
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