On the eve of the presidential election last year in Reading, Pennsylvania, then-candidate Donald Trump vowed to slash prices for millions of Americans infuriated by inflation under the Biden administration and craving a change.
“We’re going to make America wealthy again, and we’re going to make America affordable — we have to get the prices down,” Trump said.
Now, one year later and about 85 miles away in the Poconos, the president on Tuesday will kick off a tour to tout his economic policies, as a growing number of Americans say he hasn’t done enough to tackle high prices. Trump’s approval numbers have tumbled as a result.