Analyst says Trump can’t escape blame as voters revolt over soaring prices
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he attends a roundtable discussion on the day he announced an aid package for farmers, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Anti-Trump GOP pollster Sarah Longwell warned on MS NOW that Donald Trump’s desperate attempts to deny an affordability crisis — including his bizarre Pennsylvania speech at which he told Americans they “don’t need dolls or pencils” — are backfiring spectacularly. Voters across parties, she said, now overwhelmingly blame Trump’s own tariffs and economic choices for rising prices, with even his supporters expressing frustration that costs keep climbing under a president who promised relief on “day one.” Longwell argued mounting “buyer’s remorse” has become Trump’s most dangerous vulnerability, as Americans watch him focus on billionaires, ballrooms and excuses while their grocery bills skyrocket — and conclude he owns the mess entirely.

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Analyst says Trump can’t escape blame as voters revolt over soaring prices