While a number of people who voted for President Donald Trump in 2024 told NBC News in January that they’d give Trump a relatively long leash to improve the economy, new interviews from a recent national NBC News poll suggest that for some he’s running out of slack.
NBC News spoke to 18 Trump voters who participated in the poll and said Trump had not met their expectations on the economy to explore how this group was thinking about Trump and experiencing the economy — and whether they were still committed to supporting his party.
None regretted their vote for Trump last year, in many cases because of a deep frustration with Democrats. A handful said they’d be open to voting for Democrats in the future, though most planned to keep voting Republican.
When it comes to the economy, many said the pain they’re feeling is real.
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