Trump made the stock market a marker of success. Now he's hedging as markets dip.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "I think the tariffs are going to be the greatest thing we've ever done as a country," Trump said.
65% : "President Trump delivered historic job, wage, and investment growth in his first term, and is set to do so again in his second term.
62% : Trump made the stock market a marker of success.
59% : "Since President Trump was elected, industry leaders have responded to President Trump's America First economic agenda of tariffs, deregulation, and the unleashing of American energy with trillions in investment commitments that will create thousands of new jobs," White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement.
56% : On Sunday, Trump maintained his position on the tariffs in remarks to reporters as he flew back to Washington from a weekend at his home in Palm Beach, Florida.
51% : " The White House cited several surveys showing improved confidence among business leaders, though the surveys were conducted before Trump imposed the tariffs on Canada and Mexico last week.
50% : You're the effect," Trump said at a rally with supporters.
46% : His top economic officials also offered a warning last week, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying there would be a "detox period" as the economy shifts away from government spending and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick saying prices on some items would go up as a result of tariffs -- though they wouldn't increase overall inflation.
43% : "You can't really watch the stock market," Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday on Fox News.
38% : The decline in markets accelerated last week, when Trump carried through on a threat to impose a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, two of America's closest trading partners, and put an additional 10% tariff on imports from China.
36% : " Trump hasn't dismissed the notion of some economic pain from his tariffs, warning that there will be a "period of transition" in his interview Sunday on Fox and a "little disturbance" in his address to Congress last week.
35% : While Trump backed off on many of the Canada and Mexico tariffs days later, the levies remained on many products, and he reiterated that more tariffs were coming in April.

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