Trump plans nationwide tour to defend his policies as voters revolt over cost of living

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

December 4, 2025 8:11AM ET


President Donald Trump is planning a nationwide tour to defend his economic agenda to voters, amid rising discontent over the cost of living, reported Axios on Thursday.

This comes after a number of election scares for Republicans, including blistering losses around the country in November, and a special election this week that saw Democrats coming within single digits of flipping of Tennessee seat Trump won by 22 points.

"Trump's approval rating has sunk as he has pursued peace deals around the globe and 'narco-terrorists' in the Caribbean, while Americans have become more pessimistic about affording a better life," said the report. "With Republicans in danger of losing control of the House next November, Trump needs to be a lift — not a drag — in tough districts if the GOP is to defy powerful historic trends and keep its majority."

The president will kick off this campaign with a stop in northeast Pennsylvania next Tuesday. "White House aides see Trump as the Republican Party's best salesman — and its best chance to reverse falling poll numbers for both the president and his party," said the report. "Trump is expected to use Tuesday's event to highlight what he's done to help the economy during his second term in office. But aides privately acknowledge that there's more to be done to address cost-of-living concerns — and say that on his trip, Trump also will preview upcoming plans."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2674368910/

[wolfie001]

1. Hopefully this "tour" will get him in the ground sooner.

That's what happened to another rePUKE President: Harding. He also was touring to get out of Washington so he couldn't answer about all of the rePUKE scandals going on at the time. One can hope.

[twodogsbarking]

7. Can I, well, dig the hole?

[Du916]

111. This is sad.

My first thought was that maybe he’ll encounter someone with good aim this time.

[oasis]

49. "The president will kickoff" begins the last paragraph.

[AZ8theist]

55. "The president will kick off"....

PERIOD.
END OF SENTENCE.
Only when this vile scumbag "kicks off" will I care about what he does.
Thankfully, he's close.

Imagine being the most hated douchbag on the planet.
I can't, but he surely must......

[wolfie001]

107. His cult adores him and will cry like when Kim Jong Il croaked

I can't wait.

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[peppertree]

73. True. Harding was poisoned by his own GOPee - who saw him as a YOOGE liability for '24

As they say: first, as tragedy; then as farce.

[wolfie001]

106. He was doing some hanky panky in the WH

You may be right on that point. Nan Britton.

[peppertree]

108. True. Harding's Tunnel: his most famous federal "infrastructure project" (and one of his few)

To this day, the White House denies its existence - but that's just pathetic.

It's akin to Trump's denials of his Epstein townhouse rapes.

[NCDem47]

2. Comedy gold!

I know the nation’s future is no laughing matter, but this is going to be a DISASTER that will amplify everything wrong with that sick man and his followers.he won’t be able to talk intelligently about anything! They’ll need to bring the stage hook with ‘em.

[electric_blue68]

88. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[louis-t]

3. He'll snooze his way through the whole thing.

Eyes will be half closed, low-energy babbling, toilet paper stuck to his shoe. What upcoming plans? "We gonna keel more brown people!"?

[CousinIT]

4. Good luck with that, SHitler. n/t

[Escape]

5. Nationwide Tour? Then, we need to organize...

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Nationwide BOOers!

[twodogsbarking]

6. Safe travels.

[RockCreek]

8. How much will this tour cost taxpayers in $???

[BlueSpot]

43. Exactly that

Wasting more taxpayer money to tell us to believe him instead of our lying eyes and pocket books.

What a piece of shit.

[Chasstev365]

9. Oh boy; small crowds will get to see his dementia up close!

But it's OK because the corporate media will cover for him.

[JawJaw]

87. Plan B:

They'll be rebranded as intimate, fireside chats with Grandpa Don...

[MissouriDem47]

10. A Series of Trump Rallies

Now that will solve the problems won't it?

[Joinfortmill]

11. Hahaha. Good luck with that.

[usonian]

12. A real SLEEPER!

And the reason that people can't throw tomatoes is because
THEY CAN'T AFFORD THEM.

[truthisfreedom]

13. Great time for protests!

[Blasphemer]

14. My popcorn is ready. He won't last one hour. nt

[maxsolomon]

82. Oh yes he will.

Trump can do one thing well: ramble on and on at a rally.

What he doesn't know is that his schtick got stale the day he was inaugurated. It's not fun and games now.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Please proceed

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"What would you rather have, lower prices or a look at my smiley face?" Donny Dementia.

[BigmanPigman]

16. Good...that will not end well for him.

He can't form a sentence, he doesn't make sense and he is falling asleep constantly. This "tour" will finish him off. If he makes it through two rallies I'd be amazed.

He'll end up talking about his beautiful ballroom and people will get even more pissed off.

[NCDem47]

18. Nailed it.

The GOP has a certifiable defunct product that it continues to foist on America.

[MayReasonRule]

17. Heard He Loves To Gold Plate Shit So I Got Him This Award!!!

[duckworth969]

19. Probably be another staged assassination attempt

Anything to distract from Bondi dragging her feet on the Epstein Files 😑

[Xipe Totec]

20. Looking forward to the tar the farce. nt

[edhopper]

21. oh boy!

[llmart]

22. His handlers are going to need more Adderall.

I doubt he'll go anywhere near a blue city or blue state even. It will be like his rallies out in bumfuckistan in a muddy field where they hold monster truck rallies.

[PatSeg]

24. Yeah, can't see him getting through such a tour

without a LOT of help. Plus I'm sure he will be disappointed when he realizes that those huge crowds from the past are gone for good.

[llmart]

35. He can stay away from Michigan.

Besides, his pansy ass couldn't take the 9 degrees we have right now. Such a snowflake!

[PatSeg]

44. Ha, ha!

He should just stay in bed and close to Walter Reed.

[electric_blue68]

105. You're hearty souls up there!

We in NYC will very rarely get down to 9°F straight w/o wind chill.
But back in the '80s we rid get a bunch of 11° days in a row.

[llmart]

110. I've lived in the South but...

I grew up in the snow belt of Northeast Ohio in a small rural town right on Lake Erie, so I come from hardy stock.

There were seven of us children in a tiny "house" about 700 square feet. My mother was German and used to make us go outside to play (probably to save her sanity) saying, "a little cold never killed anyone" and "fresh air is good for you".

[electric_blue68]

112. I guess you are! (hardy stock) 😄👍

Ohh, boy 7 kids in a 700 sq ft house!

I remember flying to East Lansing, and we flew over Lake.Erie. My only glimpse of it.

The Great Lakes are pretty amazing in size! If I ever get to Chicago, I'll experience Lake Michigan.

[travelingthrulife]

67. Especially in December...

[PatSeg]

68. Good point

What a nice reminder that people don't have the buying power they had a year ago. Oh well, he could always talk about Hannibal Lector and water pressure - things people really care about.

[Irish_Dem]

52. Yes Trump is going to need a lot of uppers to do these rallies.

[llmart]

81. Maybe we can recommend that he take ten times the prescribed amount.

[Irish_Dem]

95. His all night ranting and raving means they are giving him too high a dose.

They should be more careful.
This stuff can kill a person.

[Amaryllis]

23. Can we turn them into No Kings protests?

[hatrack]

25. Yeah, more Sleepy Joe Crooked Hillary Sharks Batteries Windmills Brain Cancer So Unfair Liberal Hoax Fake News

All to the tune of "YMCA" - that'll surely be enough to convince 'Murca that everything's just hunky-dory.

Can't wait.

[llmart]

36. Plus his infamous accordion hands.

[lapfog_1]

101. lyrics to another bad Billy Joel song...

I can hear it now.

[Raven123]

26. During the holiday season? How odd.

[twodogsbarking]

27. He will be pasing the collection plate like never before.

[Srkdqltr]

28. Its winter. He'll freeze his ... .... He'll probably start in 2 weeks.

[moose65]

29. Ugh....

Even the MAGAs are tired of him. Trump is old news now. How could ANYONE go to his “rallies”? He’s not a candidate for office. He doesn’t give a shit about the Republican Party, really. All he cares about is how it will affect HIM. He won’t say, “Vote for this or that candidate.” It will be all about HIM.

Trump’s supporters have already shown that they will not show up to vote in large numbers when he isn’t on the ballot. May it continue!

[greymattermom]

30. Can he stand up?

Can he do a rally while seated?

[BradBo]

31. He's getting to old to do a tour like this. Better have the medical team at the ready.

[Ray Bruns]

62. Hush! What are you trying to do?

Don’t listen to him Trump. You’re in excellent health. Remember, you’re 6’ 5” and 210 lbs of raw muscle. Hell, you should do multiple rallies OUTSIDE no matter what the weather is.

[BradBo]

75. I can't help it I've been an EMT for 25 year.

I really don’t want him to be made a martyr. S long as we have to deal with him he’s more useful being febrile and doing stupid shit that makes other Republicans want to retire soon.
We need the House, not Vance.

[Ray Bruns]

79. He won't be a martyr. The red hats will move on to someone more stupid the

Moment he’s in the ground.

[BradBo]

93. Maybe so. And Republicans will hit their wagon to that person.

But it seems like a race to the bottom for MAGA with the polls looking the way there are right now.

[Figarosmom]

32. I don't think this will fare well for him.

Physically he isn't going to be able to take it. Broke people at Xmas time are desperate which makes it dangerous for him as well.

[Ray Bruns]

63. Shut up!

Don’t listen to him Trump. You’re in excellent health. Remember, you’re 6’ 5” and 210 lbs of raw muscle. Hell, you should do multiple rallies OUTSIDE no matter what the weather is.

[AverageOldGuy]

33. This will not end well for Trump

The outcome of this barnstorming tour will be:

-- He collapses and dies at the 3d or 4th stop, or,
-- He collapses early in the tour, survives, goes back to DC, Congress invokes the 25th Amendment or,
-- He ends the tour after stops 2 or 3, returns to DC, spends the rest of his term as a blubbering idiot, aides propping him up, or,
-- Someone at one of his stops does not miss.

[Deminpenn]

34. Please proceed

It's been shown that the more Americans see of Trump, the less they like him.

I wonder if McKenzie, the R who beat incumbent D Matt Cartwright in PA-10, will show up. Or if Stacey Garrity, the incumbent R state treasurer, who's running for gov will.

[struggle4progress]

37. Come on, baby! Let's do the sleepwalker!

Come on, baby! Let's do the sleepwalker!

[Aussie105]

38. Why go on tour and lie?

Why go on tour to tell people what they see in real life happening, is just in their imagination?

So much more comfortable for him to do that in front of a camera in the White House or Mar-a-lago.

Trump script writers, be imaginative! You will need to be!

[Martin68]

39. Looking forward to more gaffes, stumbles, confusion, and dementia symptoms.

Trump is his own worst enemy now. He's a poster boy for why MAGA is a compete and utter failure.

[MuirHero]

40. This gaslighting tour is going to be a disaster.

Trying to convince people that the shit sandwich they've been given is filet mignon is not going to fly.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

45. You mean he's going to light his farts?

[Boo1]

41. hahahahahaha

Go ahead and rally in a bunch of battleground districts where the Republican candidates would be happier if you stayed far, far away.

[Blumancru]

42. I want to see him try to convince people that things don't cost more

When that is all I hear in my very red area. People see it every time they buy food.
He can’t even stay awake in a cabinet meeting. They will have to inject him with stimulants, which can make someone speak incoherently. Hmm. It may be hard to tell the difference.

This will be a disaster.

[sop]

66. Trump will baffle 'em with bullshit,

then sell them some merch.

[pfitz59]

46. Circus coming to town

and you're paying for it! Plenty of clowns.

[Crowman2009]

47. Will he do the double-bubba dick stroke dance?

[CapnSteve]

48. Time to activate the No Kings crowd...

…just let us know when and where. Looking forward to the optics of hundreds in the venue with thousands protesting outside.

[OverBurn]

92. I may not protest this time, I didn't get that last check. Oh, screw it, I'll protest that asshole for free.

[Orrex]

50. Maybe the strain of travel will kill him. That would be so terrible or something.

[Ray Bruns]

64. Don't get my hopes up.

[Irish_Dem]

51. Taking his bribery/extortion show on the road.

How much cash will he rake in?

[LiberalLovinLug]

96. Bingo!

Another cash grab. He'll sell t-shirts, hats, and probably a few new items. What's left? he's done sneakers, steak, water, Bibles, watches, nfts, bit coin, .....

[Irish_Dem]

98. He should sell pieces of the East Wing and blown up fishing boats.

Maggots would love it.

[bucolic_frolic]

53. Paid actors and billionaire wannabes in t-shirts and jeans

Can't fool the public anymore. That ship sailed.

[sop]

54. He can't defend his policies or deny their failures, he'll just have to blame it all on someone else.

The 2026 Trump Scapegoating Tour

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

61. He's been pointing the finger at others since he came down that escalator.

His shtick is so fucking old and tired……kinda like him.

[Paladin]

56. Here's hoping that millions of citizens turn out to "welcome" him. (nt)

[electric_blue68]

103. Note The Quote Marks! 😄

👍👍👍

[Magoo48]

57. Oh, yes please take your show on the road.

[Botany]

58. Good idea Donny

Besides dancing he can tell the people about tearing down the White House, murdering
people in boats, the millions he got letting the biggest drug dealer in history out of prison,
and having Ukraine surrender to Russia.

[Falcon101]

59. More Promises

So he will make more promises that will not go anywhere such as DOGE checks, Tariff checks, end of income taxes, and debt paid off. And great health care and so on.

[mwb970]

60. I suspect that there will be protests outside his venues.

I suspect that the protesters will outnumber the MAGA morons inside.

[lrucks1952]

65. just hoping

It is my hope that he schedules several of these rallies and it is my view he will not get through 2 of them. It is my hope he will fall over on stage and allow his so called Christian followers to see the last vestige of this orange clown. I hope some sanity of truth hits these hypocrites.

[Norrrm]

69. I'm listening. How successful were your day one price cuts?

[2na fisherman]

70. A Packed Audience

Every venue will be controlled and packed with paid shills for Trump and audience members will be vetted for their loyalty. His team will probably have to offer more money to motivate them to cheer for his nonsense. And special attention must be paid to place those phony "Blacks For Trump" folks behind the podium. He has recently revealed himself to be an open racist by the way in which he insulted people from Somalia. How can any POC's support him when they know how he really feels about them? One can understand the $hallow motivation of the few POC's still holding office in his administration. They must be willing to swallow their pride and convince themselves that a paycheck is worth their sell-out to serve this shameful regime.

[ashredux]

71. It willl be cut shot after the protests are larger than those attending

[kimbutgar]

72. It will be a disaster and he will crash and burn

He will be incoherent and talk gibberish that it might wake up some of his magaloons supporters to the truth he is crazy and dangerous.

[Jacson6]

74. The only people that will show up or watch are his sycophants.

Three more years of this jackass.

[littlemissmartypants]

76. Anyone else think that this was Melania's idea?

[Qutzupalotl]

77. That's one way to boost sales of tomatoes. nt

[Ol Janx Spirit]

78. The "They're Eating the Dogs! They're Eating the Cats!" tour of 2026 will be a real barnburner.

What does the orange racist Grump-pa really have to offer these days for a "message"?

What will be any different than what he says from the Oval every day?

This sounds like a much better opportunity for massive "No Kings" protests than to rally the already-faithful.

Unless--of course--participation becomes mandatory; corporate sponsors are required to set up booths and give away free swag; cities and states are threatened with economic punishment if they do not turn out "crowds like nobody ever thought was possible."

Would we put this past Spray Tan Satan?

[BadGimp]

80. RE: ""White House aides see Trump as the Republican Party's best salesman --"

"White House aides see Trump as the Republican Party's best salesman —

But of course they do. If the only Tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

[maliaSmith]

83. January is coming soon.

In January 2026, millions of American's health insurance rates will rise to unaffordable amounts. Wait till the shock of how much the rates will be comingled with Taco Trump's crazy affordable tour he's talking about going on that will showcase how bad his dementia is, and you have a huge GOP caused mess.
I'm a retired federal employee, who has the same type of health care insurance that Congress has. The ACA insurance care was modeled by the care federal employees and Congress receive, like not being able to deny care due to any preexisting condition. That the GOP would take away that care, while they continue to get excellent health care for a low cost, is totally disgusting. As a federal employee I never had to worry about my family's health care or costs. I want the same thing for all Americans, unlike the GOP, who could care less. This information along with all the damage done by the GOP and Trump, is a topic every Democrat candidate must talk about while campaigning. Will health insurance being made unaffordable by the GOP, local hospitals will shoulder the burden in their emergency rooms, and many small local hospitals will close due to going broke.

[justsomeguy01]

84. it might work

No doubt required propaganda for hundreds of local TV newscasts on outlets owned by Sinclair & Nextstar - with fawning excerpts and narration from the home office or at most VNR with required copy to be read by local "anchors".

[IronLionZion]

85. The solution to high prices is throw out the president, right?

Isn't that how it works?

[Sogo]

86. Keep your replies coming....I'm rolling on the floor laughing!!

We've got some great comedy writers here at DU!!

[jmowreader]

89. Here's what's going to happen...

At the first stop on his barnstorming tour, he'll spend three hours airing his grievances - something Trump does frequently. After the press starts calling Trump "Frank Costanza" and describing the tour as "a Festivus for none of us," it will end as quickly as it began.

[duckworth969]

90. Dying or becoming incapacitated on a public tour

Is maybe what the toadies around him want?

Yeah boss, get out there and distract, and while you’re at it, how about a stroke on the grandstand?

Make a martyr out of Chumpkin’s stupid ass and put Vance in the presidency.

Kill one of their own, isn’t that what the Mafia does?

[twodogsbarking]

91. Are they selling tour t-shirts and hats and flags, candy bars, covfie mugs, pictures of celebrity Reps?

Order now and pay 50% more; suckers.

[flashman13]

94. His handlers won't let him do it because he no longer has the stamina to do it.

He is no longer capable of staying on his feet for more than a few minutes.

[peppertree]

99. They'll no doubt try to stop him, yes - but the Pig from Hell listens to one

Which is just as well - because in the shape he's in, he'll probably end up like Warren Harding (who tried a similar stunt after he approval plummeted amid a flood of scandal).

And like Harding was, he'll probably be poisoned by his own GOPee - anxious as they are to get rid of a president they now see as a yooge liability (and just plain asshole).

[peppertree]

97. He'll end up like Warren Harding - the most corrupt U.S. president up to His Orangeness

An like with Harding in 1923 (whom they obviously poisoned, as he had become political dead weight), the GOPee's idea is to use Cheeto's demise as a rallying cry for a victory in the next elections.

But Shady Vance is no Coolidge - and today's economy isn't 1924's (to say the least).

[Brother Buzz]

100. It's gonna be a tough slog, even with screened audiences of Maga wackadoodle nuts

[peppertree]

102. Witnesses to history

Because this pointless little tour might just be what does the Orange Pig in.

(not that I wish it on him - because it'll only leave us with Shady Dunce as president)

[travelingthrulife]

104. Maybe this is their plan to end him.

[BobTheSubgenius]

109. Now that he's brought the price of eggs down to the point they're almost free,

I wonder what food item he'll tackle next. Pomegranates, maybe. Who doesn't miss having pomegranates with every meal?

[electric_blue68]

114. I miss 'em! (No, not really, but I do like them)....

As a young picky eater, I tried them later on. My mom would eat them. A very pretty fruit.

[eringer]

113. Perfect Timing for MAGAs

Right when they are trying to get doctor’s appointments before they lose coverage on January 1st.