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President Trump delivers his State of the Union address tomorrow night. NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports that according to a new NPR PBS News Marist poll, Americans are doubtful of the U.S. political system.
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Roughly 2/3 of the more than 1,400 respondents polled say the system of checks and balances in the country just isn't working. That comes as President Trump has spent the better part of his first year in office trying to consolidate power. An even higher 78% say they see a serious threat to democracy. That includes 9 in 10 Democrats, 8 in 10 independents, and even 61% of Republicans. Of course, what they see as those threats in many cases is very different. Other polling has found that Democrats and independents are concerned about the backsliding of liberal democracy in the country, while many Republicans believe voting systems are not as strong as they should be. That's an idea that President Trump has pushed to explain away his 2020 presidential election loss, despite evidence to the contrary. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.
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President Trump is again complaining online this morning about the U.S. supreme Court and its opinion last week overturning his massive tariffs. He was fearful, furious about the decision over the weekend, Trump said he would use a different legal authority to impose 15% global tariffs, but these are more cumbersome to apply, and Trump will need to seek approval from Congress if he wants to get them to stick. Meanwhile, China's Ministry of Commerce says it's making a full assessment of the court's tariff ruling. NPR's Jennifer Pack has more from Shanghai.
NPR Correspondent Jennifer Pack (1:50)
China's Ministry of Commerce has urged Washington to lift its, quote, unilateral tariffs on its trading partners. Meanwhile, Chinese exporters to the US Are cautiously optimistic about the tariff ruling. Shoe manufacturer James Gao, based in southern China, says the news is good, but
NPR Correspondent Domenico Montanaro (2:08)
from my side, I don't really know what this change exactly means.
NPR Correspondent Jennifer Pack (2:13)
Not sure how it'll be enforced, he says, and not sure what happens next. Already, President Trump has announced other ways of levying tariffs. It's not clear how this affects the current pause on higher duties between the US And China and and the upcoming talks between the two leaders. Jennifer Paak, NPR News, Shanghai.