In White House speech, Trump highlights victories amid sinking approval ratings
In White House speech, Trump highlights victories amid sinking approval ratings
- December 18, 2025
- Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, Channel News Asia, Dec. 18, 2025 (Video)
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"He was telling the American people that what they're feeling in their pocketbooks and at the grocery store is not real. He tells them they're getting higher wages and that's more than making up for inflation. But that's really not true," said political science professor Louis DeSipio from the University of California, Irvine. "The polls and the economic evidence demonstrate that the American people are very frustrated and just telling them that things are better isn't good enough."
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