Former president’s speech comes as polls show Democratic candidate Kamala Harris gaining ground with voters
Donald Trump has promised that the 2024 presidential election will bring “a brand new Trump economic boom” if he wins or a “1929-style depression” if he loses. In an hour-long speech focused on the economy in Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Trump promised to bring down the price of cars, housing, insurance and prescription drugs — and bashed the Biden administration for overseeing a rise in consumer prices.
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has gained ground with voters over her ability to manage economic issues. The most recent FT-Michigan Ross poll found that 42 per cent of voters trusted her on the economy, compared with 41 per cent who preferred Trump — a 7 percentage point improvement for the vice-president compared to Joe Biden’s numbers as Democratic candidate last month. In other positive news for Harris, data published on Wednesday showed that US inflation fell to 2.
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