Cabot Phillips

One administration official argued that this should be expected when a president, quote,

slashes costly regulations, and allows the energy sector to drill baby drill.

And to that last point on oil, nationwide gas prices have reached their lowest point since 2021.

More good news there, 38 states are now below $3 a gallon, and in seven states, it's below $2.50.

So there are still some skeptics on this report and the economy more broadly.

They point out that the government shutdown last month could have impacted some of the data gathering from the federal government and resulted in some slight inaccuracies.

But regardless, the White House is thrilled.

So now we've got to see how voters respond.

There's no question this report comes at a great time for Trump.

As you mentioned, he's working to convince folks ahead of the midterms that his economy is gaining momentum after four years of Joe Biden at the helm.

And

There's no question he's got some ground to gain.

Poll after poll shows him still struggling on this issue.

The latest numbers from Marist, for example, show that just 36% of Americans approve of his handling of the economy.

That is not only the lowest mark for Trump ever over his first two terms, that is lower even than President Biden's approval when he left office on the economy.

So the administration says the economy is stronger than folks realize and it's going to take time to recover.

They've got less than a year now to make that case.

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