More voters trust Donald Trump than President Joe Biden to deal with inflation and the cost of living, their top concerns for the U.S., according to the latest NBC News poll.
The poll of 1,000 registered voters nationwide found that 52% of respondents said Trump would better handle inflation and the cost of living, while 30% said the same of Biden.
For example, while Trump lambasts Biden's economy, the president has doubled down on the claim that the U.S. "has the best economy in the world."
But voters' rosy memory of the Trump economy has been a consistent thread in early polling and continues to weigh on Biden's momentum.
Despite Biden's efforts to refocus the conversation on other economic issues, inflation appears to remain an unavoidable barrier to winning over the public's trust.
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Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, Herbert Hoover, Donald
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NBC, New York Times, Siena College
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