Trump needs to stop dismissing the Economy.

By Jonathan Roman

President Trump promised to millions of Americans that prices would go down once he took office. Despite the promise, the prices have only risen, and lower and middle class American people are taking the brunt of it.

For all the Presidents Bravado, on the campaign trail, Americans are hurting to afford groceries, pay rent, pay car payments. A study from the Urban Institute found that one in four Americans are using credit cards for groceries in the past year, and are carrying debt from the purchases.

The American dream is seemingly becoming more and more unattainable for the lower and middle class, and the effects of the President's stubbornness are hitting his approval ratings, with only 39% of Americans approving of the President's performance.

The President took to 60 Minutes on CBS to say that the current state of the economy is from Joe Biden, despite Trump being the commander and chief for 9 months. The people are not buying what he's selling with a new FOX News poll stating 62% of Americans think the economy is in a bad state and they blame President Trump. 

Americans in New Jersey, Virgina, and New York sent a message to the President that the cost of living is their top issue. Americans overwhelmingly voted for democrats across the ideological spectrum because these candidates ran on affordability and the cost of living. The President dismissing suffering Americans who can barely get by is reminiscent of President Biden who similarly touted numbers and statistics in spite of Americans feeling the economic burden.

These elections are a preview to the midterms, in which President Trump's performance as president will also be on the ballot. If the President and Republicans continue to dismiss the concerns that Americans can afford groceries, Democrats will win sweepingly across the country.