Seth Meyers to Trump: You can't convince people the economy is good when they can see the truth'

"Costs of everything, from food to electricity, are soaring while employers are shedding jobs, he explained. This is when a president needs to show empathy and demonstrate that he knows the plight of hardworking Americans, and oh no, as I'm saying this I'm remembering who I'm talking about and realizing that there's no fucking way he's going to do that. Instead the president, in an interview with Politico this week, gave the economy the grade of A+++++."

"Now I know that sounds tone deaf, but in fairness, it's possible Trump was just glitching, Meyers joked. And it won't surprise you to learn that Trump's assessment of the economy is very much at odds with how pretty much everyone else feels about it. A new Fox News polls even found that 62% of Americans blame Trump for the current economic conditions. So it's less of an A+++++ and more of an F minus minus minus minus, Meyers noted."

Costs of food, electricity and other essentials are rising while private-sector employers are shedding jobs. The president gave the economy an "A+++++" in a recent interview despite visible financial strain for many Americans. A Fox News poll found 62% of Americans blame the president for current economic conditions. Public perception of the economy conflicts with the president's assessment because people see rising grocery and heating costs firsthand. A lengthy speech in Pennsylvania largely avoided substantive economic policy and revisited familiar rhetorical attacks and themes instead of focusing on economic remedies.

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