Tamara Keith

Yeah, and as our friends at Marketplace always say, the stock market is not the economy.

A recent Fox News poll found three quarters of voters view the economy negatively, and two to one, they blame Trump for the current economy rather than former President Biden.

The economy used to be Trump's strength, but at the moment it's a major weakness and Democrats are certainly making the most of it.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro posted on social media that Trump spent his speech, quote, telling Pennsylvanians not to believe what they can see with their own two eyes, the skyrocketing cost of living and rising prices at the grocery store.

He's not really.

Take this from an interview he did this week with Politico's Dasha Burns.

I wonder what grade you would give.

You know, Trump typically has strong instincts for appealing to his base, but he does risk looking out of touch here.

Last night, yet again, he mocked the preoccupation with affordability.

He says that he inherited a mess.

In other words, don't blame me, blame the former guy.

And he says things are already cheaper.

In particular, he talks a lot about gas prices.

According to Gas Buddy, prices are down about eight cents on average a gallon from a year ago.

But that's not really enough savings to make up for higher grocery prices and utility bills and the health care costs.

You're welcome.

Trump has spent very little time during his second term traveling around the country to sell voters on his policies.

Now with his approval ratings at a low point and administration officials asking voters for patience...

Trump heads to a resort in his swing district in Pennsylvania to talk about the economy.

He's called affordability a Democratic con job and a hoax, but yesterday at the White House dialed it back a little.