An NPR/Marist/PBS News survey released last week showed that 36% of adults say they approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, while 59% disapprove. In off-year elections last November, Democrats in Virginia, New Jersey and New York hammered away at “affordability” on their way to victory.

When President Donald Trump claimed to NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas in a Wednesday interview that “I’m getting – starting to get great polls on the economy,” Llamas quickly pushed back by noting that Trump’s polling on the economy is “not great.

The wide-ranging conversation came amid mounting scrutiny of federal operations in Minneapolis.

Trump spoke about immigration, the Fed, artificial intelligence, the economy and more in the February 2026 interview.

An eight-minute excerpt of NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas ‘ interview aired during the network’s Super Bowl pre-game, continuing a tradition of presidents doing sit downs with the host broadcaster.

NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas alerted viewers to Trump's "racist video" post in the introduction to his pre-Super Bowl interview that aired to NBC viewers.

President Trump discussed AI, immigration, the Fed, and more as he sat down with NBC News' Tom Llamas on Wednesday. The big picture: NBC released an extended version of his "NBC Nightly News" interview on Wednesday night,