Poll: Majority Believe Trump’s Policies Worsen Economic Conditions

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A CNN/SSRS poll indicates that 51% of respondents believe that President Donald Trump’s policies have worsened the US economy, compared to 28% who believe they have improved conditions. The poll also found that Americans are evenly split on whether the economy will be good or poor a year from now, with 49% expecting good conditions and 51% expecting poor conditions. Meanwhile, uncertainty around Trump’s economic policies is causing volatility in the stock market, with the S&P 500 falling 0.8% and the Dow Jones losing 478 points.

President Trump’s Economic Policies Cause Concern, Polls Show

According to a recent CNN/SSRS poll, 51% of respondents believe that President Donald Trump’s policies negatively impact the US economy. Conversely, only 28% see them as beneficial.

CNN reports that participants are split on economic outcomes for the following year. The percentage of those anticipating poor conditions has risen by 7 points since January. Coinciding, Wall Street’s anxieties over Trump’s economic direction have triggered a stock market downturn.

Trump’s recent escalation in the trade war caused further decline in the stock market, with Wall Street falling 10% from last month’s record. Market fluctuation continued Tuesday, resulting in an erratic and dizzying trend.

The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, bouncing between a slight gain and a 1.5% drop. Similar unpredictable shifts occurred in other indexes, with the Dow Jones losing 478 points, or 1.1%, and the Nasdaq slipping 0.2%.

This uncertainty has caused alarm among investors, as Trump pushes forward with tariffs and policy changes. The question remains how much economic fallout Trump is willing to risk to achieve his goals.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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