By Molly Goddard
12:48am PDT, Apr 11, 2025
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Megyn Kelly thinks Americans should be patient amid
Donald Trump's tariff war.
As the United States
economy continues to be thrown into chaos over the president's newly implemented duties on goods from other countries, the conservative media personality pleaded with citizens to give Trump time to prove his trade policies will be beneficial in the end.
Join us to read about what Kelly said about why people should give the Republican leader the benefit of the doubt…
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During a Tuesday, April 8, interview with
Daily Mail, Megyn Kelly revealed she
supports how Donald Trump is putting the country into economic uncertainty with the tariffs.
"He's asking everybody to be a little patient. I think given the guy's success in the first term, economically, we should give it to him," the journalist explained. "He's earned the right to our patience and I'm prepared to provide it."
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Megyn Kelly's commentary comes as Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, April 9, that he is putting a
90-day pause on tariffs from all countries who did not retaliate.
"Conversely and based on the fact that more than 75 countries have called representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to trade, trade barriers, tariffs, currency manipulation and nonmonetary tariffs and that these countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90-day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered reciprocal tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" he penned in a lengthy Truth Social post.
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While certain countries will have relief from the duties, the same cannot be said for China — who imposed 84 percent retaliatory tariffs for Americans in response to Donald Trump's actions. According to
CNBC, the region has now upped the percentage to 125 percent on goods for Americans.
"Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the world's markets, I am hereby raising the tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125 percent, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future,
China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A. and other countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable,"
The Apprentice alum explained in his Wednesday, April 9, Truth Social message.
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Once Donald Trump revealed he was pulling
back on tariffs, the stock market shot up after being on a downward spiral for a week.
According to
CNBC, the S&P 500 went up by 7.3 percent, on pace for its largest one-day gain in five years minutes after the commander-in-chief's announcement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped by 2,377 points, or 6.2 percent. The Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, grew to 9.2 percent.
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Although Megyn Kelly may be sticking by Donald Trump's side, other supporters have come out against his financial moves. Billionaire
Bill Ackman — who voted for the former reality star in the 2024 election — publicly slammed the duties.
"By placing massive and disproportionate tariffs on our friends and our enemies alike and thereby launching a global economic war against the whole world at once, we are in the process of destroying confidence in our country as a trading partner," the investor wrote in a Sunday, April 6, update shared on X. "
Business is a confidence game. The president is losing the confidence of business leaders around the globe."
