CNBC Daily Open: Trump paused tariffs for some imports — but Nasdaq enters correction territory

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : He added that Trump considers tariffs to have three benefits: as a revenue source for the government, as a way to protect industries and workers from unfair practices around the world, and as "the third leg to the stool" as Trump "uses it for negotiating.
51% : U.S. President Donald Trump expanded his tariff pause to goods coming in from Canada and Mexico, so long as they satisfy terms of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade deal between all countries.
32% : 'Not even looking at the market': TrumpWhen asked on Thursday whether the decision to pause tariffs on many products from Canada and Mexico for one month was because of the stock market, Trump said it had he's "not even looking at the market."
23% : Trump brushed off the idea that he's watching the markets, causing dismay in investors who were banking on the "Trump put," the idea that the current president would prevent a steep drop in the stocks.
18% : Trump also blamed "globalist countries and companies that won't be doing well" for recent losses in equities.

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