"President Trump will deliver a primetime address tonight as his approval rating sits below 40 percent and Americans feel increasingly bleak about the economy. Though he's recently mocked Democrats' focus on affordability, their focus on pocketbook issues is seen as why they swept key off-year elections in November. And the president has tried to address the issue, recently hitting the road to make his economic case."
"Fully 45% of Americans said prices are their top economic concern right now, far ahead of the next-highest category housing prices at 18%. The various tariffs President Trump has unilaterally imposed are driving prices higher, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell reported last week. He told reporters that inflation growth is happening entirely in goods (as opposed to services), and that the growth is "entirely in sectors where there are tariffs.""
President Trump will deliver a primetime address as approval ratings sit below 40 percent and public sentiment about the economy has grown bleak. Voter concern centers on prices and inflation, with 45% naming prices as the top economic issue and housing at 18%. The president has campaigned on economic promises including larger April tax returns and proposed "Trump accounts" for children born 2025–2028. His recent "A+++++" description of the economy drew criticism from some conservatives as tone-deaf. Tariffs are linked to higher goods prices, and the White House signaled the speech will touch on border security and lower gas prices.
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