President Donald Trump holds a chart as he discusses the economy in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
Trump, in his first post-2025 election interview, told Fox News' Bret Baier earlier this month that, on inflation, "We've done so much. . . . Energy is way down. . . . We're going to have $2 gasoline. I did that. That brings everything else down. Groceries are way down, other than beef. Now, beef is going to come down . . . . The fact is, we have prices way down."
And the president argued in his "Special Report" interview that it's more of a messaging problem for the GOP. "As Republicans, you have to talk about it."
But Trump and his team have turned the spotlight since the elections this month on battling high prices.
"We're making incredible strides to make America affordable again," Trump said Wednesday.
But the polls suggest Americans aren't buying the message from the White House.
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"Voters are remarkably consistent in their priorities: the economy, the economy, the economy," noted Wayne Lesperance, a veteran political scientist and president of New England College.
"When you win an election, voters expect you are going to do something to address those concerns and the reality is that the questions of affordability remain unchanged in their importance to the everyday voter," Lesperance emphasized.
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