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white House President Donald Trump may rely on surrogates to drum up support for his economic agenda next year’s midtermsAccording to a new report, which comes after the President canceled the script Recent rally on strength,
While many Trump supporters are happy to see him back campaign pathSome aides acknowledged that the President “imperfect angel“When it comes to his ability to assuage voters’ concerns about the economy, politico Informed.
A former senior Trump adviser told the outlet, “I think it’s great to have more domestic events outside of Washington. Let’s do more of that.” “Unfortunately I don’t think Trump is temperamentally able to reverse himself and say, ‘Yes, affordability is a concern.’ He is stubborn.”
As a result, Trump supporters have indicated that the White House may begin to rely on other messengers – such as Treasury Secretaries Scott Besant and Vice President JD Vance – To address affordability.
The issue has proven to be a main concern A powerful motivator among Americans and in recent elections, it helped Democrats win several states, including Virginia, New Jersey and New York. Republicans, eager to maintain their majority in Congress, are now going on the offensive on the issue ahead of the 2026 midterms.
On Tuesday, Trump traveled to Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — a critical battleground state — to host a rally focused on the economy.
During a speech designed to address concerns about pocketbook pressures, Trump went off script and advocated austerity. He said that American children should be content with “one or two” pencils and “two or three” dolls.
He said, “They have a new word. You know, they always have a cheat. The new word is affordability.”
Trump said Democrats have complained that the prices are too high. “Yeah, they’re very high because of them they got very high. But now they’re coming down.”
Earlier this week, when asked what grade he would give the economy, Trump sounded extremely confident, saying, “A-and-and-and-and-and-and,
But, recent polls show that most Americans – including many of Trump’s own voters – are actually feeling affected by current economic conditions.
A politico The survey, conducted in November, found that 46 percent of respondents believe the current cost of living This is the worst they can remember. This figure includes 37 percent of Trump’s 2024 voters and 53 percent of voters who voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Additionally, nearly half said they struggle to afford groceries, health care, housing, utility bills and transportation. And more than a quarter of people indicated that in the past two years they have gone without a medical appointment because of high costs.
“The president would be wise to listen to his smart polling team who is focusing his attention on this issue,” GOP pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson told the outlet. “He cannot afford to fall into the same trap as the Biden administration, where he feels compelled to promote a supposedly great economy that no one is realizing.”
This concern was shared by a former Trump official, who said the president “risks repeating Biden’s mistakes, telling people things are great when they don’t feel that way.”
However, not all of Trump’s allies share this concern.
For one thing, some said the president’s description of affordability has been misinterpreted as a hoax. he is not giving up Americans’ economic painBut a White House official said, highlighting the hypocrisy among Democrats who are attempting to “rewrite their own history.”
The administration has also expressed optimism that concerns about affordability will subside in the coming year, when some of their newly implemented policies go into effect – such as the no tax on tips provision. big, beautiful bill,
There are signs that the situation may already be changing. 1st December reuters The survey found that, for the first time since October, Trump’s approval rating This has increased to 41 percent, largely a result of his growing support for his handling of the economy.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai said politico Trump won the 2024 election because he understood how much Joe Biden’s economic disaster has hurt American families.
“With inflation down and trillions of investments coming in, President Trump’s agenda is actually delivering the booming economy that Americans enjoyed during his first term – and both he and the administration will continue to underpin the work we are doing to make that happen,” Desai said.