Trump’s tariffs threaten to become his Achilles’ heel
Republicans typically love President Trump — no matter what he does.
But a growing chorus of those supporters has quietly been expressing dissatisfaction with Trump’s handling of tariffs, including his most recent threat on foreign-made films.
They’re increasingly uncomfortable with the tariff talk and the market fluctuations, and they see through the spin coming from the administration in recent days.
Trump’s focus this week on implementing movie tariffs gave Republicans reason to feel even more consternation.
“It’s getting into silly territory,” one Republican strategist told The Hill. “This is going to continue to cause heartache with Americans who voted for him and not with the Democrats because they were worried about cost of living.”
A former Trump aide who worked on his 2020 campaign said the tariffs discussion is “not sitting well” with many of the voters who supported him.
“They didn’t vote for him to rock the markets and throw out flimsy arguments on movies,” the former aide said. “They voted for him because they wanted a remake of the........
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