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Republicans in Washington “desperately” want to start addressing the issues voters care about heading into the midterms, but according to a new report from Punchbowl News, the party is now reeling after President Donald Trump admitted on camera that he does not “care” about the midterms.<\/p>\n

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Trump held a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday where he made the “startling” admission about his mindset heading into the rest of the election cycle, citing the victory of his endorsed candidate in the recent Texas Senate primary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care about the midterms,\u201d Trump told reporters when pressed about the elections in relation to his negotiations to end the war with Iran. \u201cLook what happened last night. That was a preview of the midterms.”<\/p>\n

As Punchbowl noted in its Thursday morning report, Trump appears to once again be downplaying voters’ frustrations over the state of the economy, which an increasing number of them blame directly on the president. According to sources that spoke to the outlet, this state of affairs “alarms” GOP leaders in Congress, who view Trump’s cratering economic approval as an “absolute disaster” for the party.<\/p>\n

“Yet what Trump doesn\u2019t seem focused on enough is restoring Americans\u2019 faith in the U.S. economy,” the report explained. “And that\u2019s a huge political problem for both GOP congressional leaders and vulnerable Republicans as they try to save their endangered majorities. Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune don\u2019t say it publicly. But privately, it alarms the Republican leadership. Trump\u2019s poll numbers on the economy \u2014 by far the top issue this year \u2014 have collapsed. Some recent polls had him under 30 percent, <\/strong>an absolute disaster for Republicans.”<\/p>\n

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It continued: “Consumer confidence has hit record lows as well. Americans are cutting back on spending as they struggle with rising gas prices and interest rates, even as Wall Street notches record highs. The number of Americans struggling to put food on the table is growing. Trump and Republicans will get more critical news on the inflation front today. The Commerce Department\u2019s Bureau of Economic Analysis will release the April 2026 personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index data this morning \u2014 the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge of inflation.”<\/p>\n

This is not the first time that Trump’s comments about what he cares about heading into the midterms have roiled Republicans gunning for reelection. Earlier this month, when similarly pressed about the Iran war negotiations, he admitted that he does not care about the financial hardships that voters are currently facing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think about Americans\u2019 financial situation,\u201d Trump said two weeks ago. \u201cI don\u2019t think about anybody. I think about one thing \u2014 we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That\u2019s all.\u201d <\/p>\n

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