In a remarkable demonstration of the enduring appeal of America First policies, President Donald Trump has once again shown that prioritizing national interests is not only sound policy but also enjoys widespread popularity, defying the predictions of globalist pundits and the media.
According to the Daily Mail, a recent poll conducted by Daily Mail/J.L. Partners has sent shockwaves through the political establishment. The survey, which polled over 1,000 registered voters from March 31 to April 3, revealed that the champion of America First policies continues to hold sway over the hearts of American citizens. His approval rating has climbed to a robust 53 percent, a 4-point increase from the previous week's 49 percent.
The surge in support for Trump is not confined to his base. The poll shows a broad-based increase in approval:
- A 13-point surge among voters aged 18 to 29, the so-called "TikTok generation."
- A 6-point increase among Democrats and independents.
- A remarkable 17-point spike in favorability among Black voters.
Trump's America First economic strategy is resonating with voters who are weary of seeing their jobs, factories, and futures outsourced while globalist politicians kowtow to foreign interests.
Despite the media's constant fearmongering, Americans are standing with Trump on trade:
- 36% support the new 10% tariff across the board, outnumbering those who oppose it (28%).
- Support for even broader tariffs on all foreign goods stands at 39%, surpassing opposition.
- Americans back tariffs targeting strategic sectors like aircraft, plastics, metals, iron, and steel, all crucial to national security and manufacturing independence.
President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs aligns with his long-held economic nationalist views, which he has consistently expressed in conservative terms. He maintains that such tariffs are necessary to correct trade imbalances, safeguard American industries, and strengthen national sovereignty.
In April 2025, Trump characterized the implementation of a 10% baseline tariff on imports as a "Declaration of Economic Independence," aimed at revitalizing domestic manufacturing and reducing dependence on foreign goods.
During the signing, Trump said via Fox News, "American steel workers, auto workers, farmers and skilled craftsmen...They really suffered, gravely. They watched in anguish as foreign leaders have stolen our jobs, foreign cheaters have ransacked our factories, and foreign scavengers have torn apart our once beautiful American dream."
"Now it's our turn to prosper, and in so doing, use trillions and trillions of dollars to reduce our taxes and pay down our national debt," he continued. "And it will all happen very quickly. With today's action, we are finally going to be able to make America great again, greater than ever before or. Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country and you see it happening already. We will supercharge our domestic industrial base."
"For nations that treat us badly, we will calculate the combined rate of all their tariffs, nonmonetary barriers and other forms of cheating. And because we are being very kind, we will charge them approximately half of what they are and have been charging us. So the tariffs will be not a full reciprocal. I could have done that. Yes. But it would have been tough for a lot of countries," he added.
"For decades, the United States slashed trade barriers on other countries, while those nations placed massive tariffs on our products and created outrageous non-monetary barriers to decimate our industries," Trump said. "And in many cases, the non-monetary barriers were worse than the monetary ones. They manipulated their currencies, subsidized their exports, stole our intellectual property, imposed exorbitant taxes to disadvantage our products, adopted unfair rules and technical standards, and created filthy pollution havens."
"From 1789 to 1913, we were a tariff-backed nation. And the United States was proportionately the wealthiest it has ever been," he said. "So wealthy, in fact, that in the 1880s they established a commission to decide what they were going to do with the vast sums of money they were collecting. We were collecting so much money so fast, we didnt know what to do with it. Isnt that a nice problem to have?"
"And my answer is very simple. If they complain, if you want your tariff rate to be zero, then you build your product right here in America. Because there is no tariff. If you build your plant, your product in America. And weve seen companies coming in like weve never seen before," he said.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Florida, President Trump said his tariffs are designed to put the US in the driver's seat. "Every countrys called us. Thats the beauty of what we do if we would have asked some of these countries, almost, most of these countries, to do us a favor they would have said no. Now, theyll do anything for us," Trump said. When asked if he is open to deals, Trump responded, "It depends." "Tariffs give us great power to negotiate," Trump said.
The enduring popularity of Trump's America First policies, as reflected in the poll, underscores the resonance of his economic nationalism and the appeal of his conservative rhetoric.
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