U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox & Friends that “the inflation problem has been solved.” According to Odaily, U.S. Department of Labor data showed consumer prices rose 3.7% year over year in September, while high energy prices added to consumers’ burden.
Polls indicate Republicans have lost their advantage on economic issues. In July 2025, six months after Trump took office, voters who said congressional Republicans were better at handling the economy outnumbered those who favored Democrats by 12 percentage points. A recent Wall Street Journal poll found that the share of voters who viewed Democrats as better on the economy was 3 percentage points higher. The economy remains a central issue in midterm election polling.