Trump may tour the country to convince skeptics that 'we have the greatest economy ever'

President Donald Trump's advisers are pitching a cross-country tour to persuade skeptical voters the economy was much better than they perceive, according to administration officials.

The officials told CNN the president and his advisers have discussed a plan for him to travel around the U.S. giving economy-focused speeches to help boost his standing on the topic, saying their efforts so far hadn't worked to ease public concerns about their personal financial situation.

“You can’t convince people that their experience, what they’re feeling at home, isn’t reality,” one of the officials said.

White House officials have been advising the president not to ignore inflation and growing economic anxiety, and they've been adding what one official calls "policy time" on Trump's schedule to grab his attention on the issue, which he's publicly described as "fake."

"One of the strategies being discussed in the West Wing is for Trump to turn much of his attention to his domestic agenda," CNN reported. "That includes ramping up his domestic travel, the officials said, and pulling back on his international trips. As the holidays draw near, there’s also a push to coordinate new messaging on what the administration is doing to help lower costs."

Democratic wins last week and disruptions caused by the record-long government shutdown set off alarms that reached the Oval Office, and the president has endured criticism from fellow Republicans like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for focusing on foreign policy instead of domestic problems – which Trump denied and pointed to his "One Big Beautiful Bill."

“The president gets it, he knows this is an issue,” a senior White House official said. “But he’s frustrated he’s not getting credit for what he’s doing."

That official touted Trump's energy deregulations and the extension of his 2017 tax cuts in the GOP-passed budget bill, but his advisers are trying to split the difference between assuring the president that his policies are working while also pressing him to devote more attention to short-term pain Americans are enduring.

“President Trump inherited the worst affordability crisis in modern American history, and in less than 10 months, he stopped inflation in its tracks,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN in a statement. “The President’s pro-growth policies of deregulation and energy independence are bringing down gas prices, food prices, and inflation — and Americans will continue to benefit. Trust in Trump — he created the greatest economy in his first term and he is doing it again in his second term.”