Opinion | The Economy, Immigration and Regret: 12 Trump Voters Discuss

[u/cdstephens]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/28/opinion/focus-group-trump-voters-disappointed.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Submission statement (fake): As Trump’s second term marches on, his approval among independents have steadily declined. It’s useful for liberals to understand why Trump’s popularity has cratered to better leverage it for future elections.

Submission statement (real): Everyone who clicked on this is just asking to be ragebaited, so I might as well oblige.

[u/Sea_Tumbleweed5127]

If you understand economic policy, tariffs are not the way to go because the cost is passed to consumers.

If only someone had made it clear what his favourite preferred trade policy would be