Americans increasingly worried about tariffs despite Trump’s assurances, new poll shows

Exclusive: 90% of Democrats, 57% of Republicans are worried about tariffs, with similar concerns about recession

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Americans are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s effort to overhaul the US economy with sweeping tariffs on foreign goods, according to an exclusive poll for the Guardian, despite the US president’s efforts to downplay the risks of his strategy.

“Have no fear, we will WIN everything!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday, claiming that tariffs were already “pouring money” into the country.

90% of Democrats and 69% of independents said they are concerned about tariffs, compared to 57% of Republicans.

89% of Democrats and 75% of independents said they are concerned about a potential recession in the US, compared to 65% of Republicans.

85% of Democrats and 62% of independents said it will take years for the US economy to recover from the tariffs, compared with 52% of Republicans.

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