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The White House plans to make affordability a key selling point for Republicans across the board as the 2026 midterm elections come into focus.
President Donald Trump takes part in a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 10, 2025. | Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Americans are increasingly down on President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, according to a new December AP-NORC poll, as both parties get set to duke it out over affordability ahead of the coming midterm elections.
Just 31 percent of respondents approve of Trump’s economic leadership, though results were predictably along partisan lines: 69 percent of Republicans and only 7 percent of Democrats approved. That overall number is down from 33 percent in November and 40 percent in March. But the president continues to insist that the outlook is strong — and that Democrats’ focus on the stubbornly high cost of living is a hoax.
