Why voters hate Trump’s (pretty decent) economy

Grocery prices have a more immediate effect on American views of the economy than overall inflation does. | Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

President Donald Trump spent much of the past year engineering price increases, financial panics, and trade wars.

Nonetheless, despite his best efforts, he is presiding over a pretty good economy. Or so the headline statistics would suggest. 

Last week, a pair of government reports showed robust job growth and slowing inflation.