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A majority of voters say they support slapping a 10 percent tariff on all imports, according to an exclusive new poll, in a boost to President Donald Trump's plan for reducing U.S. reliance on foreign producers.
According to the latest J.L. Partners/DailyMail.com 2024 poll, 24 percent of likely voters strongly support the policy proposal while another 30 percent tend to support it.
Only six percent strongly oppose 10 percent tariffs on all imports while 11 percent tend to oppose it.
It shows how perceptions of tariffs have shifted in recent years, as the ex-president fans favor populist, protectionist sentiments in the United States.
But economists warn such a move would lead to higher costs for all Americans as the country is still hampered by persistent inflation.
Majority of likely voters support Trump proposal for a 10 percent tariff on all imports according to the new poll of 1,000 likely voters. Margin of Error: 3.1 percent
Donald Trump made the proposal for 10 percent tariff on all imports to the U.S. last summer and has actively promoted imposing tariffs as he runs for president
'Voters are not in the detail of the economics. To them, it is instinctive: protecting America and putting up tariffs if other nations do not play fair is a popular proposition,' said James Johnson, cofounder of J.L. Partners.
'European capitals and businesses might be quaking in their boots at the idea of Trump 2.0 on tariffs, but the American people welcome the policy.'
The poll tested the opinions of 1,005 likely voters on March 21. It has a 3.1 percent margin of error.
Speaking on CNBC earlier this month, Trump declared 'I'm a big believer in tariffs.'
'I fully believe in them economically when you’re being taken advantage of by other countries,' the Republican presidential hopeful told Squawk Box in an interview.
The comments came after he first proposed the 10 percent tariffs on all imports last year.
'When companies come in and they dump their products in the United States, they should pay, automatically, let’s say a 10 percent tax,' Trump said at the time in a Fox Business interview. 'I do like the 10 percent for everybody.'
Trump has argued tariffs take aim at China, but an across the board 10 percent tariff would not just impact imports from China.
While the U.S. does receive the largest amount of its imported goods from China, the country only supplies 16.5 percent of total goods imported, according to the office of the U.S. trade representative.
Some of the other biggest importers to the U.S. are Mexico, Canada, Japan, and Germany.
Trump has proposed 10 percent tariffs on all imports and has said he is considering imposing 60 percent tariffs on Chinese goods
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