Voters Reject Trump Economic Policies

Worsening Economic Polls Create Midterm Pressure for Trump as Prices Weigh Heavily on Voters

President Trump's economic polling is worsening ahead of the midterms, with voters' top concern being prices. National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett stated that the actions of the administration, citing spending and default data, speak louder than the polls. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index is at a 12-year low, and Republican sentiment is eroding at its fastest rate since the Great Financial Crisis. 73% of respondents in a recent AP-NORC survey disapprove of President Trump's handling of the economy, marking the lowest rating he or President Biden has ever had. Despite this, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration wasn't going to repeat the Biden-era mistake of telling people how to feel.

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