US inflation rise a blow to Trump, Republicans ahead of midterms | The World | ABC News
It’s been quite the week for the Trump administration – from a deal to buy diesel from Russia to announcing a live stream of an execution by firing squad.
All this while inflation in the United State has risen higher than expected, driven by higher petrol prices – a consequence of the war in Iran.
And that’s causing headaches for Republican candidates in next month’s crucial mid term elections.
Jared Mondschein from the US Studies Centre spoke to The World’s Girish Sawlani about what the recent developments mean for republicans and democrats electoral fortunes.
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