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Trump 2.0: The President’s Affordability Problem


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President Trump was elected in 2024 on the promise that he would fix the economy. Now, a new poll from The New York Times/Siena reveals that the issue may be driving voters away.

Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst at The Times, explains what the poll tells us.

Guest: Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

  • Voters see a middle-class lifestyle as drifting out of reach, the poll found.
  • Here’s what Americans really mean by “affordability.”
  • Who are the voters who have taken a U-turn on Mr. Trump?

Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times

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