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Trump's economic strategy is imploding in the polls
What happened
AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump’s economic strategy is collapsing in the polls because voters associate his policies with renewed price increases. Inflation was 3.7 percent in September from a year earlier, after progress reportedly stalled during 2025 as tariffs raised the cost of imported goods and the war with Iran pushed up energy prices.
The article attributes broader affordability pressure to record diesel prices, higher electronics costs, and expenses that companies may not yet have passed to customers. It also says Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs during…
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