Donald Trump reluctantly addressed the economy at his rally in North Carolina amid growing concern among campaign aides about his message.
The Republican candidate has come under fire from concerned members of the Republican Party who fear he is spending too much time criticizing his opponents and not enough on important issues.
As Trump continues to attack Kamala Harris and her vice presidential nominee, Tim Walz, his advisers are trying to encourage him to discuss something that voters really care about: the economy.
During his rally in Asheville on Wednesday, Trump made a lackluster effort to address issues relevant to the campaign, while repeatedly mentioning an elusive “they.”
It was not clear who exactly was meant by “they.” DailyMail.com has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment on the matter and has not yet received a response.
Donald Trump reluctantly addressed the economy at his rally in North Carolina amid growing concern among campaign aides about his message.
“Today is a little bit of a different day, because we are talking about something called economics. They wanted to make a speech about the economy,” he said.
“They say it’s the most important issue, I’m not sure it is, but they say it’s the most important issue. Inflation is the most important issue, but that’s part of the economy,” said the former president.
She then refocused her efforts on criticizing her Democratic opponents, mocking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for signing a bill requiring menstrual products to be placed in public school bathrooms.
“He wants tampons in the boys’ bathrooms,” Trump told rally attendees.
Walz signed the bill to combat “period poverty,” but some Republicans interpreted the legislation’s broad language to include children and dubbed the governor “Tampon Tim.”
Despite veering off on an unrelated tangent, Trump’s attempt to address the economy shows he is making an effort to listen to the advice of his campaign advisers.
The advice comes after voters have consistently expressed in polls that the economy is a key issue in determining who they will vote for.
Trump leads Harris by an eight-percentage-point margin on who voters trust more on the economy, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll in seven key states.
Voters in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — three battleground states currently considered undecided — are more likely to side with Trump (53 percent) rather than Harris (44 percent) on the economy, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.
As Trump continues to attack Kamala Harris and her vice presidential nominee, Tim Walz, his advisers are trying to encourage him to talk about something that voters really care about: the economy.
However, some national polls have shown Harris closing in on Trump’s lead on the issue.
New survey published by the Financial time and the University of Michigan show that, for the first time in this election cycle, voters trust the Democratic candidate more than Trump on economic matters.
The August poll results showed that 42 percent of respondents would trust Harris to handle the economy, while 41 percent would back Trump.
The poll “marks a sharp shift in voter sentiment following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the White House race last month,” the FT said.
