Trump Faces $40 Trillion Debt and Higher Prices as Midterms Near
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 29
Trump Faces $40 Trillion Debt and Higher Prices as Midterms Near
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 29
Summary
$40 trillion in U.S. debt and a fresh run of higher prices have sharpened economic pressure on President Trump two months before the midterms.
Trump's renewed tariff clash with Canada this week and the six-month-old Iran conflict are driving the strain, threatening costlier imports, elevated gas prices and pricier borrowing including mortgages.
Those trends undercut Republican promises from 2024 to tame inflation and curb government spending, after voters helped return Trump to office on economic frustration.
Polls cited in the report show voters increasingly losing patience with Trump's calls for time, setting up the midterms as a test of his economic credibility.