USA: poll shows Trump 11 points ahead of Biden on handling economy
42% of Americans believe Trump would be a better steward of the economy while only 31% chose Biden
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Americans place more trust in former president Donald Trump than the current tenant of the White House Joe Biden when it comes to handling the economy.
This is revealed by a new poll conducted by the Financial Times and the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan according to which 42% of Americans believe Trump would be a better steward of the economy while only 31% chose Biden.
Aboutone in five - 21% - said they did not trust either of them. The poll underscores President Biden's difficulty in convincing voters that his policies are improving their financial well-being, and weighs the sharp rise in inflation last year that, although a worldwide event, Republicans dubbed 'bideninflation'.
"Biden's message that the economy is doing well under his administration has not convinced many people," said Erik Gordon, a professor at the Ross School of Business. Despite his repeated statements and despite the government's numbers supporting him, he has not moved the needle of disapproval'.
