"I'm popular and I've done well. I mean, I think we have the greatest economy actually ever in history" [View all]
Trump’s insistence that America is enjoying the “greatest economy ever in history” may end up backfiring on Republicans later this year, warned one GOP consultant on Sunday, as most Americans remain unhappy with the direction of the economy, with an overwhelming majority still living paycheck to paycheck.
“I'm popular and I've done well,” Trump told Fox Business’ Larry Kudlow last week, speaking on the performance of the economy. “I mean, I think we have the greatest economy actually ever in history.”
While several stock market indexes have shown positive growth in recent weeks, for millions of Americans, such growth is “feckless.” Around 40% of Americans don’t have a 401(k) to reap the benefits of a well-performing stock market, and more than half of Americans are unable to afford a single $500 emergency expense.
And yet, Trump has struggled to heed the warnings of some of those around him to acknowledge Americans’ economic hurdles, something that Whit Ayres, a GOP consultant with more than 40 years of experience, warned could end up backfiring in the upcoming midterms spectacularly.
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