HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — President Donald Trump will visit Pennsylvania Tuesday to speak about the economy.
The speech is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono. CBS 21 will bring you live coverage and reaction from the event.
The president’s visit comes as polling has consistently shown public trust faltering when it comes to Trump’s economic leadership, the Associated Press reports.
The president has blamed his predecessor, Joe Biden, for inflation even as his own implementation of policies has pushed up prices that had been settling down after spiking in 2022 to a four-decade high. Inflation began to accelerate after Trump announced his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs in April. Companies warned that the import taxes could be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices and reduced hiring, yet Trump continues to insist that inflation has faded.
“We’re bringing prices way down,” Trump said at the White House on Monday. “You can call it ‘affordability’ or anything you want — but the Democrats caused the affordability problem and we’re the ones that are fixing it.”
The president’s reception in the county hosting his Tuesday rally could give a signal of just how much voters trust his claims.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.