Editor: Tariffs may hurt Trump’s ratings

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Al Arabiya News editor Joanne Serrieh says Trump’s approval could take a hit if new tariffs drive up prices on basic goods for American consumers.  #Trumptariffs

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00:00Could these tariffs actually be the undoing of his presidency? He says he's

00:05going to make America wealthy again and great again, but what do you think about

00:10the repercussions? So just to be clear that poll was before these

00:14tariffs were announced, so I think that just depends honestly at this point. If

00:20these tariffs do actually do what Trump is saying the goal is, that could be a

00:25win for Trump and for his administration. But if people are going

00:30to wait it out, like they're being told, just wait it out, it's bad at first, then

00:34it'll get better, but then they end up paying a lot more when they go to the

00:37grocery store or at the pump or anything like that, I think his approval

00:44rating will be even worse.

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