[1인치 영어] Trump Buoyed~
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Trump Buoyed By Voter’s Improved Views of the Economy (WSJ. 20250725)
A new Wall Street Journal poll finds President Trump's political standing remains strong, and it's the economy keeping his numbers buoyant. Some 47% of people rate the economy as excellent or good, with fewer people say that inflation is causing the major strains. That's despite unpopularity with the GOP's big tax and spending law, dissatisfaction with Trump's tariff plan, and suspicion over the Jeffrey Epstein saga. That said, the President's standing with his Republican base remains strong. 88% of GOP voters polled support him. Volkswagen has lowered its financial guidance after earnings were hit by one and a half billion dollars of tariff costs during the first half of the year. The German automaker had held off from altering the outlook it gave at the start of the year as it waited for more clarity on the evolving trade landscape, cautioning that uncertainty risked pushing some guidance metrics towards the lower end of its forecasts. The European Union is yet to secure a trade deal with the US after President Trump slapped a 25% tariff on global automotive imports at the beginning of April. And a US regulator has approved Skydance's merger with Paramount Global, Clearing the way for the more than $8 billion deal to close. As part of the government's approval, CBS News has committed to unbiased journalism, and an ombudsman will also be put in place to review, quote, "Any complaints of bias or other concerns," unquote. It comes after Paramount agreed to settle a lawsuit by President Trump alleging that 60 Minutes deceitfully edited an interview with Kamala Harris. CBS denied any wrongdoing. Last week, CBS canceled Stephen Colbert's Late Show, saying it was ending the show for financial reasons. But some democratic lawmakers and people in Hollywood citing Colbert's criticism of Trump speculated the cancellation was tied to getting the Skydance deal closed.
경제 덕분에 트럼프 지지도가 여전히 높은 것으로 나타남. 47%는 경제가 좋다고 답변했으며, 인플레이션을 우려하는 사람은 그보다 적었음. 트럼프는 대규모 감세 법규, 관세 정책, 앱스타인 사건의 연루 등에도 불구하고 여전히 인기가 높음. 특히 공화당 지지자 88%가 트럼프를 지지한다고 답변함. 한편, Volkswagen은 1분기에 관세 때문에 15억 달러의 타격을 받았다며 전망을 하향조정함. 이전까지는 불확실성 때문에 전망을 낮출 가능성을 언급하면서도 무역 환경이 명확해질 때까지 기다리며 전망을 유지하고 있었음. 한편, 트럼프가 EU 자동차 수입에 25% 관세를 부과하겠다고 발표한 후 여전히 EU와 무역 협상이 타결되지 않음. 한편, 규제당국은 Skydance와 Paramount Global의 합병을 승인했음. 이에 따라 80억 달러의 거래가 진행될 예정임. 정부의 승인 조건으로 CBS News는 중립적인 기조를 유지해야 하며, 옴부즈만 제도가 "편향 등 문제"를 검토하기 위해도입됨. 거래 승인 전에 Paramount는 트럼프와 소송에서 합의했음. 트럼프는 60 Minutes 프로그램이 Kamala Harris에게 유리하게 인터뷰를 편집했다고 고소함. CBS는 잘못한 바가 없다고 주장함. 다만 Stephen Colbert's Late Show 프로그램을 경제적 이유로 폐지한다고 발표함. 이에 대해 민주당 의원과 헐리우드 관계자는 Colbert가 트럼프에 비판적이었다며 이번 폐지가 Skydance 합병 거래와 연관되어 있을 것이라고 추측함
