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Trump Takes to Campaigning for His Economic Agenda as Polls Sag

The president has tried to brush off affordability as an issue.
President Donald Trump, at the World Cup draw today, plans to hit the road next week to talk up his economic agendaPhotographer: Stephanie Scarbrough/Getty Images

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Donald Trump is going on the road next week as he tries to break through Americans’ gloom about the economy.