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Two new polls today signal Americans deeply disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of inflation and the rising cost of living<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today on Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent repeatedly denied<\/a> that Americans are footing the bill for Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs despite overwhelming evidence<\/a> American companies<\/a> and consumers<\/a> are paying higher prices due to Trump\u2019s chaotic trade policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cScott Bessent: blink twice. Does Bessent even believe the lies he\u2019s peddling to Americans? Families are paying more and more for everything \u2014 from monthly utility bills to school supplies to groceries, and businesses are forecasting they\u2019re going to raise prices even more because of Trump\u2019s tariffs. Job opportunities are becoming scarce. Layoffs are increasing. The cost of living has skyrocketed, and there\u2019s no relief in sight. Trump has sold out the American people \u2014 and they know it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two new national polls out this morning reveal Americans deeply disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of the economy. In the NBC News poll<\/a>, 61% of voters surveyed disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of inflation and the cost of living, which was identified as the top economic matter. According to the CBS News poll<\/a>, 59% of voters disapproved of Trump\u2019s handling of the economy and 64% disapproved of his handling of inflation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of inflation and high prices for basic necessities, job opportunities are getting harder and harder to find. In August, the U.S. economy added only 22,000 jobs<\/a> \u2013 well below expectations. The US now has more unemployed people<\/a> than job openings. The official \u201chiring rate\u201d in the US is just 3.3%<\/a> \u2013 nearly the lowest level since 2013. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two new polls today signal Americans deeply disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of inflation and the rising cost of living Today on Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent repeatedly denied that Americans are footing the bill for Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs despite overwhelming evidence American companies and consumers are paying higher prices due to Trump\u2019s chaotic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nScott Bessent Denies Consumers & Businesses Are Paying For Trump\u2019s Trade Policies Despite Overwhelming Evidence They\u2019re Footing The Bill - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/scott-bessent-denies-consumers-businesses-are-paying-for-trumps-trade-policies-despite-overwhelming-evidence-theyre-footing-the-bill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-07T17:59:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1101\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shelby Reese\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shelby Reese\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/scott-bessent-denies-consumers-businesses-are-paying-for-trumps-trade-policies-despite-overwhelming-evidence-theyre-footing-the-bill\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/scott-bessent-denies-consumers-businesses-are-paying-for-trumps-trade-policies-despite-overwhelming-evidence-theyre-footing-the-bill\/\",\"name\":\"Scott Bessent Denies Consumers & Businesses Are Paying For Trump\u2019s Trade Policies Despite Overwhelming Evidence They\u2019re Footing The Bill - 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