Donald Trump would prefer that voters not worry about inflation. But it’s hard for them to ignore.

Filling up a basic Ford F-150 truck now costs about $100, up $30 from a year ago. Mortgage rates have jumped to levels that have depressed home sales. And for the past 12 months, consumer prices have risen faster than paychecks, making the average family poorer.

One week before midterm elections that will serve as a referendum on his second term, Trump is struggling to deliver on his campaign promise to bring down costs, even as he insists the country has entered an economic “golden age.” The same frustration that powered his comeback two years ago could now cost Republicans control of Congress.

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    17 hours ago

    Whoever wrote the headline is—intentionally or not—diverting the blame for the inflation from Trump.

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      17 hours ago

      He can’t even use the “we tried nothing and we’re out of ideas” because his actions torpedoed the economy. And that… NO ONE could have foreseen from the Great Businessman.

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      Weird how often things become a sort of mystical force of nature when Republicans are involved. Even when their policies can be tied directly to higher inflation.