Americans doubt Trump’s ability to lower prices

Concerns about everyday expenses helped bring US President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House, but with his second term quickly approaching, many American adults are skeptical about his ability to lower prices, according to a poll conducted by the Associated Press (AP) and the NORC Center. For public affairs research.
The poll showed that only 2 in 10 Americans are “strongly” or “very” confident that Trump will be able to make progress on lowering grocery, housing, and health care prices this year, while about 2 in 10 are “moderately” confident.
Belief in Republican Trump’s ability to create jobs was slightly higher, with about 3 in 10 people expressing that they were very or very confident that he would make progress on this issue in 2025.

Lack of trust

But the poll indicates that despite comprehensive efforts to lower prices, a large portion of his supporters have little confidence in his ability to quickly ease the economic pressures that still burden many families.
The poll showed that only about 3 out of 10 people have strong confidence in Trump’s handling of the economy.
It is worth noting that Trump’s presidential election campaign in 2024 focused a lot on prices and whether Democratic President Joe Biden is the one to blame for inflation and whether Trump will be able to fix that.