By Dan Rather

Anyone who has bought groceries recently knows prices are up, in some cases way up. The cost of everything from milk to beef to lettuce has increased since Donald Trump took office. That, plus employment worries, a housing shortage, and tariffs are causing a majority of Americans to be pessimistic about the economy in general and their futures specifically.

The very issue that ushered Trump back into the White House is now potentially big trouble for him, though he is happy to tell you otherwise. Trump claims all the normal measures point to a robust economy: GDP growth, low unemployment, increases in foreign investments, a hot stock market, and relatively low inflation.

Just last month, Trump said, “The economy’s doing great.” And “economic growth has shattered expectatio

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