Republicans flip on economy while majority of Americans believe it's getting worse

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Trump has called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary" and has promised to overhaul US trade relations.
52% : But Republicans (48%) were more likely to believe that foreign companies pay the tax, compared to 32% of Democrats and 39% of Independents who believed the same.
48% : Trump appears to be staying true to his word.
36% : While the staunch Republican supporters back the party, it's clear not all Americans are feeling the euphoria of Trump reentering the White House.
27% : Trump promised to be the change candidate in his second term, criticizing Biden and Kamala Harris for high prices and promising to bring strength back to the US economy.
23% : Trump also said his administration will implement reciprocal tariffs against countries his advisors deem are being unfair to the US.
16% : But in bad news for Trump, the majority of independents and more than a quarter of Republicans also believe tariffs will have a negative impact.

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