Seething Republicans unload on Trump as he snubs the economy and fuels midterm panic: 'We're begging'By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
Published: 19:27 EDT, 12 June 2026 | Updated: 01:32 EDT, 13 June 2026
Republicans on Capitol Hill are seething that Donald Trump is not more focused on the economy as this year's midterm elections approach, warning it could obliterate the narrow GOP congressional majority.
Polling indicates that voters are souring on Trump and his Republican allies in Congress ahead of his November's elections that will prove fateful for the President's agenda.
In addition to the lack of attention to fixing the economy, senior aides also identified the nomination of Federal Housing Finance Director Bill Pulte, a close ally of the President, to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as an unforced error, as well as the focus on the anti-weaponization fund.
A record 63 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, according to a new Economist/YouGov survey released this week. Nearly six in ten say that the economy is getting worse.
The Iran war has caused oil prices and everyday goods to spike while the consumer price index showed this week that inflation has climbed to 4.2 percent, the highest level in three years.
'I love the inflation,' Trump flippantly said in the Oval Office this week when pressed on whether he's concerned about Americans facing higher costs.
Behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, Trump's disregard for the turbulent economy - and focus on niche personal issues - has infuriated some working to sell his MAGA agenda.
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