Overview

• A federal court declared the administration’s reciprocal tariffs unlawful but kept them in effect until at least Oct. 14 as an appeal is anticipated.
• Support for new tariffs has dropped from 52% in November 2024 to roughly 40% now, with about 60% opposed, according to polling cited by CNN’s Harry Enten.
• Seventy-seven percent of respondents say tariffs raise prices in the short term, and half say they raise prices over the long term.
• Enten said the decline poses political risk for President Trump, noting Fox News respondents who disapprove cite the economy and tariffs as their top reason.
• The administration touts the policy as a way to strengthen domestic manufacturing and has imposed tariffs broadly this year.