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“Liberation Day” was on April 2. Hasn’t even been three weeks yet. As far as Trade Wars go, this one is still in diapers. So today, on Easter Sunday, let’s (carefully) vacate our bunkers and survey the dreadful damage:
Hmm…
Disruption has been minimal. You can still buy all the iPhones you want. Sure, the ambiguity over tariffs sucks for globally-sourced products, but most Americans understand Trump’s thought process. It’s threefold:
Which is why Trump is playing brinksmanship and renegotiating trade deals. You can agree or disagree with his methodology, but the problems he’s attempting to fix are painfully authentic. Ignore them at your own peril.
Kamala Harris ignored ‘em, and it cost her the election.
Yet the Democrats are already waiving the white flag, bowing before the country that is, quite literally, a red flag. Again: it’s only been 18 days!
Mark Twain popularized the expression in 1907, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” And, to be fair, poll numbers are statistics. So for consistency’s sake, we’ll use the exact same numerical thresholds as our pals in the mainstream media.
Two days ago, we noted a new media theme about Trump’s “tanking” numbers on immigration. And there were a lot of stories:
The Independent: Trump’s approval rating on immigration has tanked in recent weeks as more controversial deportations are revealed
Newsweek: Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Over Immigration Is Tumbling
Slate: Trump polling: Perhaps sending people to Salvadoran gulags is not exactly what voters had in mind.
The Independent (Part II): Amid the Kilmar Abrego Garcia controversy, Trump is losing ground on immigration
Splinter: Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Not Popular
The American Prospect: The Anti-Immigration Majority Is a Mirage
MSN: Trump’s economic and immigration policies face growing dissent
Well, garsh! That all sounds crappy. So we dug deeper and reviewed the poll that the media described as “tanking,” “tumbling,” “losing,” and a “mirage”:
“Tanked,” eh?
Well, let’s look under the hood, shall we: Last week 57% of Americans supported Trump’s immigration policies.
