President Donald Trump has seen a surge in popularity following his sweeping new tariffs that recently rocked global markets.
According to an exclusive DailyMail.com/J.L. Partners survey of over 1,000 registered voters conducted between March 31 and April 3, the former president remains widely favored in the U.S. The poll revealed that Trump’s approval rating climbed to 53 percent—a 4-point jump from last week’s 49 percent.
Trump’s rising approval rating comes as a surprise amid the significant criticism the White House received over the tariff order signed Wednesday.
Among voters aged 18 to 29, his approval has surged by 13 points since March 7. Additionally, Trump experienced a six-point boost in favorability among Democrats and independents, according to the survey, DailyMail.com reported.
Notably, his support among black voters soared by 17 points since last week. Furthermore, when it comes to his universal 10 percent tariff on all imported goods, more Americans support the policy than oppose it.
The poll revealed that 36 percent of respondents support Trump’s 10 percent minimum tariff, while only 28 percent oppose it, with the remaining 36 percent undecided. And when asked about increasing tariffs on all imported goods, 39 percent of registered voters were in favor, compared to 37 percent against, and 24 percent remained unsure.
Support for broad tariffs targeting China and the European Union has also risen since last month. Additionally, voters expressed general backing for tariffs on specific sectors, including aircraft, plastics, precious metals, iron, and steel.
Meanwhile, nations are stepping up and responding to the tariffs by offering to lower or eliminate theirs on U.S. imports.
Trump announced on Friday that Vietnamese leader To Lam is willing to eliminate tariffs to avoid punishing new U.S. duties imposed on the Southeast Asian nation’s imports.
“Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S. I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near future,” Trump wrote.
“News of the call, which Trump posted about on social media, sent stocks of companies that make some of their goods in Vietnam higher. Shares in Nike, for example, jumped more than 4%. The Trump administration had levied tariffs of 46% on Vietnam earlier this week. Trump said Friday he looked forward to meeting with To Lam in the near future,” the Wall Street Journal reported.
Nearly 100 days into his presidency, American employers and job board leaders have given Trump a very favorable report card, saying they believe the economy “can win now,” even though, as they note, it hasn’t “started to win yet.”
“I would give President Trump, right now, a pretty solid B+,” FIG Strategy & Consulting founder, author and Freedom Economy Index (FEI) respondent TaChelle Lawson told Fox News Digital.
“He came in with a very clear plan, and that was focusing on economics. He’s definitely putting business first, trimming the fat. That’s something that small business owners, business operators understand and respect. I think that it’s clear that his focus is on American business,” she added. “I do, however, think that the messaging could use a little bit of work.”
Lawson is one of over 50,000 small business owners who took part in the latest quarterly survey by RedBalloon and PublicSquare. The survey revealed that more than two-thirds of respondents now expect the economy to experience either “slow” or “robust” growth throughout the year—a complete turnaround from the previously negative outlook, Fox Business reported.
“What we’re seeing right now is we have a very sick economy, and it needs some very strong medicine. And if it gets that medicine, we all feel like we have a very strong economy that will win and will actually be a huge blessing to the entire world,” RedBalloon CEO Andrew Crapuchettes also told Fox.
“Because when the U.S. economy is strong, when small businesses in the U.S. economy are strong, we feel like we can have a disproportionate and positive impact on the entire planet,” he continued. “There’s a lot of good work that’s being done, but that work still needs to be done for the economy to actually get better.”
“These small businesses are now feeling like we’re coming up on the 100-day mark of Trump’s presidency. They love the fact that one of the things that President Trump and this administration more broadly is tackling is the overregulation, the red tape seeded in bureaucracy that seeks to stifle business growth,” PublicSquare CEO Michael Seifert added.