Trump Touts Economy and Plans New Local Economic Initiatives Ahead of Midterm Elections

President Donald Trump plans to announce new economic initiatives in every state he visits between now and the midterm elections, a senior White House official said. The official said economic issues are front and center for voters, and that the plans are meant to speak to them at a local level. Trump has boasted about the performance of the US economy as the midterms approach. Independent fact-checking has also begun to examine how the economy is doing on inflation, jobs and economic growth.

Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative/independent and right-leaning outlets had. Alternative/independent coverage, from BBC News, is framed as a check on Trump's boasts: its BBC Verify team looks at inflation, jobs and growth to ask how the economy is really performing. Right-leaning coverage, from The Daily Signal, leads with the campaign plan itself, relying on a senior White House official who describes new state-level economic announcements and the importance of the economy to voters. Both sides place the economy at the center of the midterm picture.