republicans who might have settled his policies. good evening. today, the president let up on this, at least until he got in front of electrical union workers, and then, he really went off, talking about the economy and trying to tie the g.o.p. to this. he claimed that a republican-controlled congress would be worse for your wallet, but earlier today, he sent to cotv interviews to american saying that he knows how you feel. april s inflation data is out, worse than expected though slightly better than march. i m a little hesitant to call it good news. consumer prices accelerated 8.3% in april, down 8.5% the month prior. still higher than the 8.1% that was predicted. core inflation stripping out. volatile food and energy costs also higher, 6.2%. acutely aware of these challenges, why he has dispatched his economic team. we are on the case. speaking to farmers in illinois, announcing new plans, doubling funding for domestic fertilizer production and farming tools.