Trump touts U.S. economy and oil prices in a midterm pitch in Pennsylvania

Donald TrumpTrump touts U.S. economy and oil prices in a midterm pitch in PennsylvaniaThe president told supporters in a key swing district that oil is coming down and prices will follow as cost-of-living issues are top of mind for voters ahead of November.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to the Mack Trucks manufacturing facility in Macungie, Pa., on Tuesday. Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 23, 2026, 6:13 PM EDTBy Katherine DoyleMACUNGIE, Pa. — Speaking in a key Pennsylvania swing district on Tuesday, President Donald Trump sought to reassure voters that costs are coming down and that they are better off than they were two years ago.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.After the war with Iran helped drive up energy prices, and with them the cost of household goods and groceries, Trump touted the price of oil dropping to a recent low as markets surged. U.S. crude closed at $73.21 Tuesday, just $6.19 higher than the day before the U.S. struck Iran.“That oil is going to come charging down. And with oil comes everything else,” Trump said.FORSUBSCRIBERS00:0000:00U.S.-Iran talks appear to make progress01:41Billed as a speech focused on American workers and the cost of living, Trump delivered his remarks at a massive Mack Trucks manufacturing facility here in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, an area critical to Republican hopes of maintaining control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.Jobs are surging in the Lehigh Valley, Trump told the crowd, with more auto plants under construction. Trump said the administration had created 32,000 new jobs in Pennsylvania, with pharmaceutical, medical device and other companies building manufacturing facilities in the area. He cited his tax cuts and efforts to lower prescription drug prices, saying each “alone should win us the midterms.”Trump touted what he said were the...