President Donald Trump returns to the White House on Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22, 2025. (Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Trump suggested that tariffs will bolster U.S. wealth and security.
"These payments will be RECORD SETTING, and put our Nation on a new and unprecedented course. We are already the ‘hottest’ Country anywhere in the World, but this Tariff POWER will bring America National Security and Wealth the likes of which has never been seen before. Those opposing us are serving hostile foreign interests that are not aligned with the success, safety and prosperity of the USA. They couldn’t care less about us," he wrote.
But it appears that much of the public does not share the president's enthusiasm for tariffs.
FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS SAY WHITE HOUSE IS DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD ON ECONOMY
A Fox News Poll of registered voters conducted earlier this month found that only 35% approve of how Trump is handling tariffs, while a whopping 63% disapprove.
While 38% approve of his handling of the economy, 61% disapprove, according to the poll.
TRUMP SAYS TARIFF-FUNDED DIVIDEND PAYMENTS FOR AMERICANS WILL BEGIN NEXT YEAR
President Donald Trump watches the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 10, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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On a question about whether the Trump administration's economic policies have helped, hurt or not made much difference to them either way personally, the poll found that 46% indicated the administration's economic policies have hurt them, while just 15% indicated that the policies have helped, and 39% indicated the policies have not made a difference.
The poll was carried out Nov. 14-17, 2025, and included a sample of 1,005 registered voters nationwide, with a 3 percentage point margin of error.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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