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President Donald Trump's approval rating once again saw a significant drop in another new poll.
Trump's job performance was reported to have a 41% approval rating and 53% disapproval rating among registered voters in the latest poll released by Quinnipiac on Wednesday (April 9). The respondents' answers appeared to be within party lines as 86% of Republicans said they approved Trump's job performance and 93% of Democrats said they disapproved, while 36% of independent voters approved and 58% disapproved.
A majority 72% of respondents said they believed Trump's sweeping international tariffs would hurt the U.S. economy in the short-term and 53% said they would have a long-term negative impact as well, while 22% said they think the tariffs would have a positive effect on the U.S. economy. Trump previously announced that the U.S. would impose trade barriers on American exports as part of sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs on other countries, which he dubbed "Liberation Day," before announcing a 90-day pause on Wednesday.
"For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far. ... Foreign leaders have stolen our jobs, foreign cheaters have ransacked our factories and foreign scavengers have torn apart our once beautiful American dream," Trump said during his initial 'Liberation Day' announcement via Yahoo! News.
"But it is not going to happen anymore," he continued. "Reciprocal — that means they do it to us, and we do it to them. Very simple. Can't get any simpler than that."
The United States stock market experienced a significant downturn as the tariffs and trade wars were initiated, seeing the largest decline since the 2020 stock market crash influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic during Trump's first of two non-consecutive presidential terms. The stock market rose by more than 9% after the announced tariff pause, however, dropped once again Thursday (April 10) morning, according to CNBC.