“From the start of his second term, President Trump has bet that he can appeal to low-income voters while slashing safety net programs on which many of those voters depend,” the New York Times reports.
“The enormous tax-and-spending bill he is trying to push through Congress is a high-stakes test of that proposition, a gamble that Mr.
Trump can retain the loyalty of his blue-collar supporters despite moves that could harm their immediate economic self-interest.”