TURBULENT TIMES

Trump Voters Angry at ‘Chaos’: ‘Not What We Signed Up For’

Consumer confidence is down in the face of instability from the White House.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the consumer confidence that accompanied President Donald Trump’s entry into office has eroded.

The University of Michigan’s February report on consumer sentiment found that it fell by 5 percent, from 71.1 percent in January to 67.8 percent this month. Americans now expect inflation this year will be 4.3 percent, a 1 percent increase from last month. Morning Consult also found that consumer optimism is quickly fading.

Consumers are worried about volatile decisions around sweeping executive orders and potential tariffs.

Early polling data from Trump’s first days in office showed that the speed of the president’s executive orders concerned about half the country.

Among those feeling anxiety are the president’s own voters.

“I don’t like the turbulence,” Trump voter Paul Bisson told the WSJ. “I don’t like the chaos in the market.”

Bisson, 58, creates proposals for a flight safety company and co-owns a dog daycare in San Antonio, TX. Bisson says he wants to retire soon but worries Trump’s policies “will make the economy worse.”

He continued, “That’s not what we signed up for.”

Bisson said he hopes the tariffs are just a negotiating tactic that will not be implemented.

Geneticist Nicholas Schuch, 38, is considering turning about half his life savings into Swiss Francs because he trusts the country’s monetary policy more.

Reflecting the mood of many Americans in the early days of Trump’s second presidency, Schuch said, “I just expect things will be chaotic, and that that is what life is now.”

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