CNN analysts Harry Enten and Omar Jimenez argue Trump has dramatically reshaped U.S. policy. They cite tariff rates jumping to 18% from 2%, the highest since the 1930s, and net migration falling at least 60% from 2.8 million in 2024.
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18% (claimed).
About 2% (claimed).
About nine times as high (claimed).
2.8 million (claimed).
Down at least 60% (claimed), with a possibility of negative net migration in 2025.
Trump's remaking the United States of America. We can start there with tariffs.
What are we talking about? No tacos for Trump. The effect of tariff rate, get this, 18%. It is the highest, Omar, the highest since the 1930s, up from, get this, just 2% last year. As I'm going to talk about in this segment, I can't think of a more influential president during this century. And it starts here with tariffs. He said he was going to raise tariffs. And despite the claims otherwise, he, he is in fact doing that. The effective tariff rate at this point looks to be nine times as high as it was last year, the highest since the 1930s.
And FDR, Omar.
And the effective tariff rate is up from 2% last year. For those that might see the banner there, tariffs, though, aren't the only way Trump's remaking policy in America. Right?
It is not the only way that Trump is remaking America. What are we talking about?
Well, let's jump.
The other big thing that Trump ran.
On, right, was immigration. How about net migration in the United States? Get this, it's down. It's going to be down at least 60%. We may be dealing with, get this, negative net migration to the United States in 2025. That would be the first time there is negative net migration in this country in at least 50 years. We're talking about down from 2.8 million in 2024. So Donald Trump has always run on tariffs and he's run on a hawkish line on immigration. And on both of those issues, we are seeing record high tariff rates for this century going all the way back, well, back into the early part of the 20th century. And when it comes to immigration net migration, we are seeing record low levels.
Way down from where we were during the Biden administration. We are potentially looking at negative net migration for the first time in at least 50 years. And that is a big reason why that I'm saying that Trump, at least in my mind, is, is the most influential president certainly this century and probably dating a good back chunk into the 20th century as well.
