Overview
- About 68% describe the economy as poor, with just 31% approving of President Trump’s handling of it and 36% approving of his overall job performance, the AP-NORC survey shows.
- Approval of Trump’s handling of health care has fallen to roughly 29%, including a drop among Republicans from 68% to 59% since last month.
- Consumers report belt‑tightening: 48% are cutting nonessential shopping, 48% are delaying big purchases, and 39% are drawing more from savings, with 87% seeing higher grocery prices and about two‑thirds seeing higher electricity and gift costs.
- The White House disputes the polling and economic pessimism as Trump touts a strong economy on Truth Social and prepares a national tour, even as tariffs are cited by analysts for adding price pressures.
- The Senate rejected competing plans to extend enhanced ACA subsidies before recess, leaving January premium increases likely even as majorities in polling prefer an extension.