Former CNN political analyst Chris Cillizza said Friday that even if President Donald Trump’s tariffs end up causing serious economic fallout, Democrats still face steep odds in their bid to retake the Senate in 2026.
Markets tumbled on Thursday and Friday following Trump’s announcement of sweeping global tariffs on Wednesday. During a livestream, a viewer asked Cillizza whether the potential economic backlash—“the tariffs backfir[ing] as badly as some economists are saying they could”—could boost Democrats’ chances in the Senate. READ MORE