COLUMNIST: Don’t expect Trump to pivot to the economy anytime soon
For Republicans in Congress who've been clinging to hope that President Donald Trump might finally focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, their time might be better spent searching for proof that the tooth fairy is real.
The same day Trump re-affirmed support for an agreement with Iran to end the war, he turned his attention to Capitol Hill. Did he demand or introduce legislation addressing voters' No. 1 priority, what they believe is an unacceptably high cost of living? No. Rather, the president revived his push to strong-arm how the 50 states and Washington, D.C., administer elections, an issue that barely registers on voters' radar outside of MAGA social media circles.
Trump's fixation is on passing a more stringent version of the SAVE America Act, which would........
