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New polling shows the economy is fueling President Trump's popularity.

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A new Wall Street Journal poll finds President Trump's political standing remains strong,

and it's the economy keeping his numbers buoyant.

That's despite unpopularity with the GOP's big tax and spending law,

dissatisfaction with Trump's tariff plan and suspicion over the Jeffrey Epstein saga.

Aaron Zittner leads the journal's polling coverage and explains how perceptions of the economy are helping Trump.

Views of the economy have brightened substantially. In this poll, 47% of people rate the economy as

excellent or good. We haven't seen a number like that ever since we started this current

polling program in 2021. It's up by double digits from our last poll in April. Fewer people are saying

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