Overview
- Senior officials told CNN they have added dedicated 'policy time' to the president’s schedule and are weighing more domestic travel and economy-focused speeches.
- Trump labeled polls showing economic anxiety as "fake" in a Fox News interview and said concerns about affordability are a "con job by the Democrats."
- University of Michigan data show Americans’ view of current conditions at a record low since 1951, roughly 30% lower than when Trump took office.
- Recent surveys report 61% say Trump’s policies have worsened national economic conditions, with especially high disapproval among independents.
- Government figures put September inflation at 3% year over year and AAA lists average gas at about $3.07, while the White House has floated ideas such as $2,000 tariff rebates, drug-price deals and a 50-year mortgage that remain preliminary; research also links recent tariffs to higher prices.