Washington — After weeks of decrying the focus on "affordability" and calling it a "Democratic hoax," President Trump spoke in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Tuesday night to sell his economic agenda ahead of a challenging midterm election season for congressional Republicans.

Mr. Trump spent much of the more than 90-minute-long rally-style speech promoting and defending his economic record, saying, "America is winning again" and "Pennsylvania is prospering again." He touted job growth in the key battleground state, which has a slightly lower unemployment rate than the nation as a whole , and a decline in gas prices . The president also claimed his tariffs on foreign goods are paying dividends for the U.S. economy — despite worries from most economists that tariffs can lead to s

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