a new poll from fti consulting finds very high support for economic nationalism

66% of americans think increasing restrictions on products from overseas is a better approach to improving the economy over free trade agreements
https://fticommunications.com/covid-19/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/FTI-Shifting-Expectations-II-Topline-Results.pdf
86% say the us relies too heavily on foreign countries for supply chains, products, and goods / 14% disagree

78% are willing to pay more for products if companies move manufacturing out of china / 22% aren't

45% say china can be trusted to honor trade deals / 55% say they can't
support for requiring certain products to be made in the us to prevent supply shortages, even if it makes them more expensive:

88% medical supplies
87% pharmaceuticals
87% goods purchased by the defense department
81% airplanes and airplane parts
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