Americans’ Confidence in a Trump Economy Hits All-Time Low

Americans are as bearish on President Donald Trump‘s economy as ever. A preliminary reading for May determined the U.S. consumer sentiment index had dropped to 50.8, down from 52.2 in April. That is the second-lowest reading on record, behind June 2022, and is the lowest ever under Trump’s leadership. May’s preliminary index is 30 points below what it was when Trump returned to office in January. It is also significantly lower than the annual...