By Ben Thorpe – Equipment World by FUSABLE
A recent website poll from Equipment World found that a majority of contractors support President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China, which reached as high at 145%.
Just over 65% of contractors said they supported the more than 100% tariffs on China; 30% were opposed, and 4.6% were unsure. The poll received 263 responses.
The majority of these responses were recorded prior to the May 12 announcement that the Trump administration had reached a new trade agreement with China, which saw tariffs reduced to a baseline 10% for 90 days (plus a 20% fentanyl trafficking-related tariff on China) from the peak of 145% since new tariffs began on April 2.