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Bipartisan majority of Americans blame Trump policies for rising costs, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
The poll found 54% say the cost of living has risen a lot in the past year, with inflation and tariffs driving discontent.
- A national Reuters and Ipsos poll completed recently found 78% of Americans blame President Donald Trump's policies for rising prices, with majorities of Republicans and Democrats citing the cost of living as their top concern ahead of next month's midterm elections.
- Rising global energy costs from the Iran war and the administration's aggressive import taxes have fueled inflation, with gasoline averaging $4.36 a gallon and diesel reaching $6.28.
- Wage gains are struggling to keep pace with price increases, leading many Americans to cut discretionary spending; 63% reported eating out less, while 56% reduced entertainment spending.
- Economic frustration drives Trump's approval to record lows ahead of the November 3 election that will determine control of Congress, with disapproval of his economic handling reaching 92% among Democrats and 63% among independents.
- White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers claimed Trump ended the "inflation crisis," though voters remain skeptical; Jeffrey Talley, a retired bank examiner from Mission Hills, Kansas, called rising gas prices "very disheartening.
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57% of Trump voters said the cost of living is rising disproportionately compared to their salary
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About one in four Republicans disapprove of the way Trump has handled the economy, a view shared by 63% of independent voters and 92% of Democrats.
The majority of Republicans and Democrats cite the cost of living as their biggest concern.
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Right
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- 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right
L 25%
C 25%
R 50%
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