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Buried deep inside President Donald Trump\u2019s typical campaign trail stump speech have been brief mentions about boosting voters\u2019 take-home pay, which could boost Republican congressional candidates in November.<\/p>\n

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But there are worries in GOP circles that the president is not focused enough on his economic stewardship, amid sagging poll numbers, conflict with Iran and a slow start to the kind of \u201crobust\u201d campaign schedule promised late last year by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.<\/p>\n

GOP strategist Doug Heye said heading into the midterms, \u201cthe No. 1 issue is affordability.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTime not spent on that is a missed opportunity, at best,\u201d Heye said. \u201cAt worst, when it\u2019s Trump-centric honorifics, Trump is essentially telling voters, \u2018I don\u2019t care what\u2019s important to you, here\u2019s what\u2019s important to me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump raised eyebrows again last week when he responded to a question about inflation rates by saying, \u201cI love the inflation\u201d \u2014 a line congressional Democrats injected into their political messaging.<\/p>\n

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, in a floor speech last week, connected Trump\u2019s line to his tariffs policy and the Iran war.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing from Trump isn\u2019t just benign neglect or blind indifference \u2014 Trump is actively rooting for the financial demise of the American people when he says \u2018I love the inflation,\u2019\u201d Schumer said. \u201cWell, we\u2019ll see how much Trump and the GOP love inflation come November.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Democratic National Committee, in a press release Monday, pointed out that inflation data revealed prices in May surged to 4.2 percent, \u201cthe highest in three years, swallowing Americans\u2019 hard-earned paychecks.\u201d<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s early midterms campaign stops have featured his usual bouncing among tens of topics, including boasts about his unpopular projects at the White House and around Washington, D.C., and his focus on global affairs \u2014 even though his take-home pay message could offer GOP candidates something to latch onto.<\/p>\n

Trump told a group of New York state supporters during a May 22 event in Rockland County for GOP Rep. Mike Lawler that they were \u201clucky to have him in this community\u201d because he helped pass Republicans\u2019 2025 domestic tax and spending bill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/p>\n

The president pointed to provisions on the state and local tax deduction, also known as SALT.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the help of your great congressman, it\u2019s what happened. We got your taxes \u2014 cut not only from the standpoint of SALT \u2014 but your taxes were cut, your take-home pay has soared,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI cut tremendous amounts of taxes in my first term.\u201d<\/p>\n

The campaigner in chief also made the same point while touting his \u201cno tax on overtime\u201d policy during a March 11 stop in the Kentucky congressional district of Rep. Thomas Massie, an intraparty rival who recently lost his primary fight with a Trump-backed opponent.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat means every extra hour you work, your overtime pay is now 100 percent tax free. You have no tax,\u201d Trump said. \u201cRemember that when you go and vote, because the Democrats want to end it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even while trying to sell his economic policies to a friendly audience, Trump could not resist making a joke about take-home pay possibly being used for questionable activities outside the household.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you take home 20 [percent] or 30 percent more to those beautiful children or whoever the hell you\u2019re bringing it home to, okay? I don\u2019t know who you\u2019re bringing home to. I don\u2019t want to know. That\u2019s not my business, although it could be interesting,\u201d he quipped to chuckles before returning to his point. \u201cAfter so many years of politicians who sold out the working men and women of our country, we finally have a president who puts American workers first.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the New York state and Kentucky events, Trump soon was off on other a number of unrelated topics as polls show many voters are most concerned about the economy, an example why some Republicans doubt Trump can focus enough on voters\u2019 wallets.<\/p>\n

Retiring North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis clashed \u2014 again \u2014 with the president late last month, warning Trump that he needed to refocus his governing approach ahead of November\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need Republicans to do well in November, but the stupid stuff is killing our chances!\u201d Tillis wrote on the social platform X, responding to Trump blasting him over his critiques of the administration.<\/p>\n

Tillis pointed to Trump echoing Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren\u2019s call for 50-year housing mortgages, using taxpayer monies to give the U.S. government stakes in private companies, among others.<\/p>\n

Another GOP strategist, granted anonymity to be candid, said he could not even \u201cform a coherent thought\u201d about Trump\u2019s early midterms messaging.<\/p>\n

Trump and Iranian officials over the weekend announced an agreement to end fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical hub for oil tankers. But Heye warned it will take time for voters to feel any possible relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cHigher prices will remain on a lot of products for a long time \u2014 beef, for example. A lot of the higher prices are here to stay. That makes it even more important for Republicans to demonstrate what they\u2019ve done and what they still want to do to lower prices,\u201d Heye said. \u201cBut it\u2019s harder for Republicans to stay on message when Trump eagerly takes the party off message.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brad Bannon, a Democratic strategist, said Trump\u2019s sagging poll numbers and habit of making campaign stops mostly about himself could make the president an anchor for some GOP candidates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe national anti-Trump tide will drown many GOP hopefuls this November,\u201d he said. \u201cSo Republican candidates should try to localize their elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Fight night: FISA and beyond<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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