Overview
- At a Pennsylvania stop the White House billed as the start of an “affordability tour,” the president used his freewheeling “weave” style and repeatedly dismissed affordability complaints as a “hoax.”
- An AP/NORC poll finds only 31% approve of his handling of the economy, down from 40% in March and the lowest reading AP/NORC has recorded in either of his terms.
- A Politico poll reports nearly half of voters say the cost of living is the worst they can remember, including 37% of his 2024 coalition.
- A CBS News/YouGov survey shows a majority of respondents believe his policies are driving up food and grocery prices.
- Economic data present a mixed picture, with low unemployment and job growth but uneven gains, as Atlanta Fed analysis shows wages outpacing inflation for a little more than half of workers and The Atlantic argues tariffs are adding to consumer prices.