Trump’s Next Trade War Could Be With Congress
Foreign Policy · Keith Johnson ·
Trump’s tariffs are unpopular, and lawmakers want to claw back their authority.
Trump’s tariffs are unpopular, and lawmakers want to claw back their authority.
Dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump’s disastrous, expensive, and self-defeating trade policies were a big reason for the sweeping Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections—and may turn tariffs and trade into one of the crucial battlegrounds of the next Congress.
Concern over the economy was far and away the most pressing issue for voters, according to exit polls, and those concerns were mainly about inflation and stubbornly high prices. While higher energy prices were caused in part (as Trump acknowledged) by the war in Iran, Trump’s tariffs on friends and foes alike have for two years raised costs for businesses and consumers. Overall, about two-thirds of all voters said Trump’s tariffs had hurt them economically, with the pain sharpest among Democratic voters.
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