Trump’s teetering economic message | The Playbook Podcast

Despite his continued insistence that cost-of-living concerns aren’t a problem, President Donald Trump is confronting subpar stats on the U.S. economy, as evidenced in the data and lived reality for Americans. The September jobs report that was delayed due to the government shutdown is expected to arrive today as fresh Fox News polling shows that more than three quarters of Americans view the economy unfavorably. Trump — and 2026 candidates up and down the ballot on both sides of the aisle — are reckoning with a sour economic state. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns break it all down. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 0:34 Trump signs Epstein files bill 1:32 What gets released (30-day window) 2:43 Political fallout across parties 4:47 Jobs report and economy trouble 6:13 Tariffs and $2K checks plan 8:21 Brutal new polling 10:40 Mamdani meets Trump 12:01 Ukraine peace plan pushback 14:52 Cheney funeral in DC 15:50 Outro ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ X: https://x.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/