U.S. Views of Foreign Trade Nearly Back to Pre-Trump Levels

Americans remain more likely to see foreign trade as an opportunity for economic growth rather than a threat to the economy, but the 61% holding the positive view of trade is nearly back to what Gallup measured in 2016. During Donald Trump’s presidency, no fewer than seven in 10 saw trade as an economic opportunity, including a high of 79% in 2020. But Americans today are still more positive toward trade than they were at any point from 1992 through 2016. CONTINUED

Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup


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