'It's going to be messy': Americans on how Trump's tariffs are shaping their spending

A few weeks ago, Dane began stocking up on "paper products", "cases of paper towels, toilet paper", "piddle-pads" for their shih-tzu, and his wife upgraded from an iPhone 8 to 14. The 73-year-old in South Carolina said the purchases - which were made to get ahead of Donald Trump's trade policies - reminded him of the early weeks of the Covid pandemic, when he scrambled to buy masks, gloves and toilet paper. "It's scary," Dane said. "Prices are going to go up because of tariffs ... It's going to be messy." While campaigning last year, Trump constantly touted his love…