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Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party's chances in November. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that only 17% of U.S. adults approve of the president's handling of the cost of living. Just 26% approve of his handling of the economy overall, marking a new low.
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00:00We have the best economy we've ever had.
00:02The cost of living is creating big problems for President Trump, according to a new APNORC poll.
00:07About 8 in 10 U.S. adults say they disapprove of how Trump is handling the cost of living,
00:12and about three-quarters describe the U.S. economy as poor.
00:17Stubbornly high costs are also creating issues for Trump with Republicans,
00:21most of whom disapprove of how he's handling this issue.
00:24About 6 in 10 Republicans say they disapprove of how Trump is handling the cost of living,
00:29up from about half in April.
00:32Despite that notable increase, though, Republicans aren't ready to lay all the blame at Trump's feet.
00:37About two-thirds of Republicans say that higher-than-usual prices are because of factors
00:42that are outside of President Trump's control, whereas about one-third say it's because of Trump's policies.
00:49The public, however, disagrees.
00:51About two-thirds of U.S. adults say higher-than-usual prices are because of Trump's policies.
00:57This poll was conducted September 24th through 28th among more than 2,000 U.S. adults.
01:02unemployment and more than 2,000 U.S. adults.
01:03This poll was conducted by a U.S. adults.
01:04The poll is conducted by a U.S. and a U.S. a.
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