(Washington) Donald Trump intends to convince Americans who are mostly disappointed by his economic policy that the year 2025 has already been “excellent” and that “the best is yet to come”, Wednesday in a televised address.
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“I will make an address to the nation tomorrow evening, live from the White House, at 9 p.m.” (9 p.m. Eastern time), the American president announced Tuesday on his Truth Social network.
“The message tonight will be that we inherited a disaster, we did a wonderful job and we continue, and our country will be stronger than ever,” he told reporters Wednesday.
“He will speak to the country about his historic successes this year” and “will lift a corner of the veil on certain decisions to come next year,” according to his spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, in an interview Tuesday with Fox News.
“Best economy in history”
The positive vision of the American president, who since his return to power on January 20 has initiated a brutal protectionist and nationalist turn, contrasts with the concern expressed in polls on the cost of living.
According to a PBS News/NPR/Marist opinion poll published Wednesday, 61% of Americans believe that the economic situation is not favorable to them personally, compared to 57% in May.
Americans’ disappointment with Donald Trump’s economic policy, based largely on customs duties, worries Republicans less than a year before the mid-term legislative elections.
Some conservatives have called on the American president to focus more on domestic issues, at a time when speculation is rife, particularly about his military intentions in Venezuela.
Donald Trump, after a rally last week in Pennsylvania, will be in North Carolina on Friday to try to mobilize voters.
He recently expressed his frustration with the polls, writing on his Truth Social network: “When will we finally say that I created, without inflation, perhaps the best economy in the history of our country? When will people understand what’s going on? »
“Bring back jobs and money”
In an interview with Politico, the 79-year-old billionaire judged that the economy deserved a rating of “25/20” (A+++++).
If Donald Trump maintains that the economy is better than his compatriots’ perception of it, other officials are asking Americans to be patient, blaming the cost of living on the previous president, Democrat Joe Biden.
One of the White House’s main economic advisers, Kevin Hassett, reacted Tuesday to the increase in the unemployment rate in November by recalling that economic growth remained strong and declaring: “Generally, job creation follows. »
He predicted that it would take six months for industrial employment to rebound, thanks to the investments made possible by the American president.
Voters “know that Rome was not built in a day. They know that what Joe Biden broke will not be fixed in a week,” said Vice President JD Vance during a rally Tuesday in Pennsylvania.
“We must persevere. We must continue to work to bring good jobs and money back to the United States,” he added.
