In a WSJ opinion piece, economist David Hebert argues that economists' warnings about President Trump's tariffs came true and that voters punished Republicans for the policy at the polls, though the party would rather blame the war in Iran and high gasoline prices — which Vice President JD Vance cited. He notes that throughout 2025 economists of nearly every stripe predicted Americans would pay the tariffs and allies would retaliate, and cites polls in which 3 in 4 voters said tariffs would matter to their vote and majorities in 45 surveyed states said tariffs hurt their economy.