Bipartisan majority of Americans blame Trump policies for rising costs, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Poll respondents cited the cost of living as a top issue in their decisions on how to vote, with 54% of respondents, including 40% of Republicans, saying they felt it had increased a lot in the last year, compared with 30% who said it was up only a little and 10% ​who said it was unchanged." Inflation instead has increased, to the point where the US Federal Reserve has pivoted to rate hikes to quell price increases policymakers have attributed to a variety of factors, including rising global energy costs following the start of the Iran war, and the administration's imposition of aggressive import taxes.

Some 78% of Americans blame President Donald Trump's policies for rising prices that are outpacing their earnings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that found majorities of Republicans and Democrats citing the cost of living as their top concern ​ahead of next month's midterm elections.