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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

President Trump gives a rare address from the Oval Office to reassure the American public on the cost of living and his agenda going forward to try to make life more affordable. Will it work? Plus, as 2025 comes to a close,

what have we learned about the Trump presidency and how the second term is different from his first? Why is

down in the polls? And what has to happen for him to stage a comeback before the midterm elections.

Those are our subjects for today on Potomac Watch, the daily podcast of Wall Street Journal

Opinion. Thank you for listening. I'm Pollas You Go. Today I'm joined by Matt Contenetti,

a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, and our new free expression newsletter, welcome, Matt.

Hi, Paul. Thanks for having me. So let's start with the Trump speech from the Oval Office Wednesday evening.

Rather extraordinary that he would address the American people on this subject in December.

The purpose was obviously to try to reverse the perception among voters that he's

out of touch on prices and the cost of living. Let's listen to an excerpt. Here at home, we're

bringing our economy back from the brink of ruin to last administration and their allies in

Congress looted our treasury for trillions of dollars, driving up prices and everything at levels

never seen before. I am bringing those high prices down and bringing them down very fast.

Let's look at the facts. Under the Biden administration, car prices rose 22 percent,

and in many states 30% or more.

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