BIG READ: Americans sour on Donald Trump’s trade tariff sorties
The question to ask after the US president’s first 100 days is: Who will blink — Xi or Trump?
29 April 2025 - 05:00
Donald Trump took office expecting to inflict short-term pain for long-term gain, but it’s hard to believe he could have expected the level of damage to the US’s brand or his own polling numbers.
A weekend CNN poll has his support down to 41%, well below the 44% at this stage of his first term, which was itself well below the lowest of any modern president at the same stage. ..
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