I heard Donny chest thumping about the US is in an economic boom….and yet I have not seen it with the exception of the wealthiest getting more benefits than before….so where the Hell is this economic boom?
Sorry to say the BS of a Trump economic boom is not what it is cracked up to be and the numbers bear that conclusion out….
The White House says the U.S. is in the midst of an “economic boom” under President Donald Trump. But voters aren’t feeling it in their wallets.
Polling released by Gallup Thursday found the president’s approval rating at just 37%, the lowest point of his second term so far, with an all-time low approval rating of 29% among independents.
This precipitous decline has been helped along by sagging approval on the economy, which has historically been the issue where he gets the most support. After a high of 42% in February, approval for his handling of the economy is likewise down to just 37%.
An uptick in inflation seen over the past month has exacerbated the cost of living crisis Trump promised to abate on the campaign trail.
A poll released Friday by Data for Progress found that, “Only 30% of likely voters report having enough income to be able to comfortably provide for their household’s needs, while a plurality of voters (43%) say they have enough income but money is tight, and 20% say they do not make enough to provide for all household members’ needs.”
“As his approval tanks, President Trump has finally lost voters on the one issue where they’ve historically trusted him: the economy,” said Lindsay Owens, the executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative. “Not only has Trump shirked his promise to lower prices, he’s made the situation substantially worse as his tax and tariff policies have landed a double blow to household budgets.”
According to data from Indeed, cited by Forbes, 43% of Americans have seen their wages lagging behind the cost of living over the past year. The jobs feeling the worst crunch are those “at the low-to-middle end of the pay spectrum.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-cost-of-living-struggle
Now with an election a little over a year away you would think that this info would be making the Dems a likely winner in 2026…..bad news….it does not!
The Dems after the election of Donny made all these promises for a new direction to put the people first….so far they are doing the same things now as they have been doing for 40+ years….reacting not leading….and the new numbers show that the voter sees their impotency.
President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains underwater. But Democrats are faring worse, according to a new poll from The Wall Street Journal released Saturday.
The new survey, conducted by Democratic pollster John Anzalone and Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio, found Democrats’ popularity at its lowest point in three decades of WSJ polling, with 63 percent of voters holding an unfavorable view of the party.
Only 33 percent of voters hold a favorable view of Democrats, with a meager 8 percent holding a “very favorable” opinion, for a net negative favorability of 30 percentage points.
While voters still have significant concerns over the president’s and the Republican Party’s handling of the economy, inflation, tariffs and foreign policy, the majority of respondents nonetheless say they trust Republicans more to handle those issues in Congress.
Despite criticism of the administration’s handling of inflation — disapproval outweighed approval by 11 points in the poll — the Republican Party, by 10 points, is trusted more than Democrats to deal with inflation.
That’s the same case when it comes to thoughts on the president’s drastic tariffs policy.
By 17 points, voters disapproved of Trump’s handling of tariffs, while still trusting Republicans more on the issue to Democrats by 7 points.
Health care and vaccine policy are the only two policy issues in which respondents favor Democrats to Republicans on.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/26/democrats-approval-rating-poll-00478141
The article had one very pointed observation….
“The Democratic brand is so bad that they don’t have the credibility to be a critic of Trump or the Republican Party,” Anzalone told the newspaper. “Until they reconnect with real voters and working people on who they’re for and what their economic message is, they’re going to have problems.”
It is not looking good for Dems come the midterms…..but a lot can happen in a year that could change the direction of the political pendulum…..but please do not hold your breath.
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Oh, make no mistake about it, we are in the midst of an economic boom for sure…I am paying more for necessities now than I ever have.
Gasoline prices have dropped by a dollar which will seed a decline in all costs across the board for everyone. Oh yes, prices had exploded as a result of four years of Biden. I estimate the purchasing power of my fixed income has as declined by 30% under Biden. This cannot be fixed overnight.
So Carl it is all Biden’s fault….so very GOP of you. chuq
Just the way donny likes it. chuq
The tarriffs were to force trade partners to lower prices and create a fair balance of tade. Seems trade partners are lowering their tarriffs and prices in response to Trump’s uping them. This was a favorable arrangement for US. As Trump lowers tarriffs the left and press accuse him of chaos and flip floping and increasing prices for American consumers. They knew how favorable things would become and their claims were mere lies. . This was planned. Also as part of settlememts trade partners have agreed to invest billions in US economy. These trade negotiations by Trump should boost the econimic wealth and security of American workers and families as they begin to take affect. Trump has modified the trade imbalances and secured investment on a grand scale as he changed economic processes of this entire planet. It does not look like Trump’s mental acuity is in decline to me as has been suggested. This giant international trade modification makes Trump a leader that has modified conditions that affect the entire planet and has no equal in the world’s entire history.
So you are perfectly happy with higher prices as long as Donny looks good? chuq
Of course not. My point was the world wide plan for more favorable trade fairness and foreigh billion$ invested here is a very dramitic success in remodeling world economics which help American consumer and lowers prices. Perhaps prices up at the moment but action taken will change this. Can’t fix problem overnight. I see prices falling in some things now in anticipation of economic remodeling. Why hasn’t anyone applied this brilliant strategy prior to Trump ?
Corporations seldom drop[ prices once they are getting the higher and people are willing to keep paying…..sorry but I do not see any brilliance in this strategy. chuq
You are right about one thing … Trump has no equal in the world’s entire history. Thankfully.
It appears that many Americans are still failing to grasp the fact that they as individuals are paying the increased prices caused by Trump’s tariffs. As long as they continue to not understand that, DT can keep banging on about economic booms created by his imaginary ‘fantastic deals’, and they will keep believing him.
Best wishes, Pete.
Tariffs designed to make world sellers to reduce their tariffs, lower prices and open US products to foreign markets. Promised econ boom is seeded to change in US favor. Haven’t you watched Trump lowers US tariffs. It’s all part of bargaining.
THe ‘Boom’ is for the wealthy…..us humans will suffer. chuq