President Trump's political team is meeting with his Cabinet Thursday to discuss plans for top officials to fan out across the country to stress what the administration is doing to help the economy, according to sources. The meeting comes as the Iran war has sent gas prices soaring and after the stock market's worst day since Trump launched the war a month ago.
Trump's team believes the economy — above all other issues, including any anxiety over the president's actions on Iran or immigration — will drive voter sentiment heading into the November elections. Democrats have won a series of state and federal elections in recent weeks, as Trump's poll numbers including on his handling of the economy have plummeted.