‘The opposite of what Americans voted for’: Market turmoil causes Trump backlash
During the first two turbulent months of President Donald Trump’s term, the White House has shrugged off scrutiny of its most controversial policies with a simple assertion: The American people voted for this.
Now, Trump allies and GOP voters spooked by the tariff-induced market crash are beginning to respond en masse: No, we didn’t.
Trump won in November because many voters saw him as an antidote to their economic malaise; as a candidate, he frequently promised to lower...