Is This Economy Trump’s Fault?

Is This Economy Trump’s Fault?

Published: October 23, 2026

Duration: 37:07

One of the biggest issue driving the midterm elections? The economy. On “The Opinions,” the economist Natasha Sarin and the Bulwark editor Catherine Rampell examine the strange disconnect between how the economy is doing and how Americans feel about it. How much of the blame belongs to President Trump? And how much goes deeper?

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