The 2026 midterm elections will be “about pricing,” according to President Donald Trump, who said that his administration is restoring the nation’s economy after the condition in which former President Joe Biden left it.
“I think it’s going to be about the success of our country,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, the outlet reported Saturday.
“They gave us high pricing, and we’re bringing it down. Energy’s way down. Gasoline is way down.”
Over the past two weeks, a series of positive economic reports has shown that inflation is decreasing, with the White House highlighting the latest data while addressing cost-of-living concerns nationwide.
According to a Politico poll conducted last month, Americans say they are finding that the costs of groceries, utilities, healthcare, housing, and transportation are too expensive.
Trump has been fighting to reframe that, however, blaming Democrats under Biden for driving prices up.
He said in the interview, conducted Friday, that “electricity is down. It’s way down.”
“When the gasoline goes down, and when the oil and gas go down, the electricity comes down naturally,” he said. “But it’s all coming down. It’s all coming down. It’s coming beautifully.”
