This week, President Trump attempted to address his sinking approval ratings on the economy.

For analysis on that and more, we turn now to Brooks and K-Part.

That's New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS Now.

Good evening, gentlemen.

So President Trump is taking on affordability after initially saying it was a hoax perpetrated by Democrats.

He addressed drug prices today.

He's taking that message on the road to Battleground, North Carolina.

And of course, he delivered that speech to the nation on Wednesday night.

And Jonathan, this speech comes at a moment when the president's approval ratings on the economy are soft.

If the goal was to reset the political narrative heading into 2026, is this the way to do it?

No.

No, it's not.

He literally screamed at the American people for what, 18 minutes, almost 20 minutes.

And I wondered was by screaming, is he trying to convince the American people that what he's saying is true, or is he trying to convince himself?

There are a raft of polls that we've talked about on many Fridays that show that the American people think the country is going in one direction, while the President of the United States insists that everything is great and will be greater still if you bought

fewer pencils and fewer dolls for your children. So I don't think he will succeed in convincing

the American people that his policies are the way to go to make their lives better, no matter how many speeches he gives,

no matter how much barnstorming he does.

Because when he does these things, invariably, if the topic is affordability, if that's

the prescribed topic, he meanders into other areas that completely muddy his message.

Well, David, what would move skeptical voters?

Lower prices?

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