Chuck Todd: Will Trump’s Supporters ‘Be As Forgiving’ of His Norm-Breaking If the ‘Economy Falters’?

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TODD: “Good Sunday morning. Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has had one powerful and faithful ally, the economy. More than anything else, he has counted on the economy to help overcome doubt about his style and carry him to re-election. But that ally may be deserting him. This week’s stock market tumble was not entirely Mr. Trump’s doing. By Friday, some of that loss was recovered. But the drop can be tied to the uncertainty that has been caused by the trade war Mr. Trump has launched against China. The question for the president, will his supporters, who have either embraced or simply accepted some of his norm-breaking presidency, be as forgiving of all of those breaking of norms if the economy falters. Our new NBC news/wall street journal poll has the president’s approval rating dipping a bit, 43% approving. That 43% sits at the lower end of his narrow trading range, rarely moving two or three points from one month to the but look at this. At the end of 2015 before the Trump presidency, Americans supported free trade by a relatively narrow ten-point margin.”