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Fox Business attacks media for not supporting Trump’s unpopular tariff policies

Media Matters for America · Zachary Pleat · last updated

As President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff policies continue to take shape, multiple public opinion, consumer sentiment, and manufacturer and business surveys show that Americans generally disapprove of them. These surveys also show that Americans expect that the tariffs will raise prices and weaken the economy. With public support for Trump’s economic interventions slipping, Fox Business has pivoted to attacking mainstream media coverage of Trump’s tariffs — even as experts warn that his policies will grievously harm the U.S. economy.

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