"There’s a lot of support in these communities for getting tough on trade, for cutting government spending, but if tariffs spin out of control, and there’s no results on trade deals, then rural communities are really going to be hit by that.”

There aren’t going to be any “results” from “trade deals” that will help rural communities. They’re just going to have to suck up what they voted for.

While many of the president’s allies are sympathetic to his argument that the tariffs will encourage companies to invest in domestic manufacturing and production

Uhh, with what money will they invest? They’ve given most of their money back to investors. Also, you only invest big money in countries where you have faith in their futures. Trump has irrevocably damaged the US’ image and relationships. No one is going to trust us any more, and they’re right in doing that.