US President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with business leaders at the White House in Washington DC, on December 10, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

President Donald Trump’s high-profile economic speech on Tuesday night was meant to alleviate Americans’ concerns about the cost of living.

Instead, it mainly appeared to deepen fears within the GOP that he’s not quite getting it.

Trump made little effort to reboot his economic message across 90 minutes of winding remarks in Pennsylvania, alarming Republicans already worried that the party is headed for a wipeout in next year’s midterm elections.

Faced with sagging approval ratings and rising voter anxiety, Trump insisted that the economy was booming and that prices were plummeting. He lamented the public’s focus

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