Trump’s Case for China Tariffs Fails to Persuade Americans

As President Trump weighs a possible resolution to his trade conflict with China, one factor may be pushing him toward a deal: His trade policies are broadly unpopular with American voters.

Large majorities of Democrats and independents say the tariffs Mr. Trump has imposed on Chinese goods — and the retaliatory tariffs that China has imposed on American products — will be bad for the United States, according to a survey this month for The New York Times by the online research platform SurveyMonkey.

Republicans still mostly support Mr. Trump’s trade policies, but there are cracks showing even there. CONT.

Ben Casselman & Jim Tankersley, New York Times