As President Donald Trump met with the entire Cabinet this week, he bragged about the signature legislation of his second administration: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.Except he didn’t refer to the OBBBA by its legislative name.“Thanks to our Republican majorities in Congress, we passed the largest tax cuts in American history,” Trump said. “All Democrats voted against the tax cuts, putting more money in Americans’ pockets this year, the typical family got tax refunds of nearly almost close to $5,000.”
Instead, members of the Cabinet referred to the bill as the Working Family Tax Cuts, a clear indication that the administration is tacitly working to convince the public that the White House is attempting to alleviate financial struggles and improve the economy.
Polling, however, shows that the public is not quite convinced.
A recent Politico poll showed that 53% of Americans said the cost of living is the worst they can remember, 58% said Trump has not done enough to protect the nation against the costs of the Iran war, and 79% said food or medicine, and drug prices have increased since Trump took office.
Another UnidosUS poll showed that 66% of Latino voters said Trump and congressional Republicans are simply not focused on fixing the economy, 67% of Latino voters disapprove of Trump’s job performance, and 1-in-4 Latino voters who voted for Trump in 2024 said that if they could do it over again, they would not vote for him.
