{
  "id": 12404390,
  "title": "Trump Ran on Lowering Prices. Now Most Americans Blame Him for Them.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/trump-ran-on-lowering-prices-now-most-americans-blame-him-for-them",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:57:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/trump-ran-on-lowering-prices-now-most-americans-blame-him-for-them/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals that only 17 percent of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's handling of the cost of living, marking a record low for both of his presidential terms. Notably, Trump heavily criticized Democrats on this issue throughout his 2024 campaign.\n\nApproximately 70 percent of respondents, including half of Republicans, stated that Trump's cost-of-living policies have been \"worse than expected.\" This sentiment aligns with Joe Biden's economic approval rating of 28 percent in June 2022 during the early years of the Covid-19 pandemic.\n\nInitially, 55 percent of Americans believed affordability struggles were beyond Trump's control. However, current data shows that 65 percent of respondents now attribute the high cost of living to Trump's policies. Based on a survey of 2,140 US adults conducted from September 24-28, the margin of error stands at 2.9 percentage points.",
  "summary": "Only 17 percent of Americans approve of how President Donald Trump is handling the cost of living, according to a recent poll from the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. This is a record low for both of Trump’s presidential terms—notable as he spent much of his 2024 campaign criticizing Democrats on […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}