US President Donald Trump hinted that Republicans could lose the 2026 midterm elections, despite declaring "the greatest economy in history", reports "Agence France-Presse".
The Republican, who returned to the White House in January, regularly insists that the US economy is now in booming shape and continues to blame his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden for inflation.
"I created the greatest economy in history. But it might take time for people to understand all of these things," Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
"All this money that's pouring into our country is building things right now - car factories, artificial intelligence (AI), a lot of things. I can't tell you how it's going to affect the voter, all I can do is do my job," he added.
With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, Trump stressed that "prices are in good shape."
"Even those who have had, you know, successful presidencies have had failures," the former real estate developer noted.
"We'll see what happens. We have to win. But, you know, statistically it's very hard to win. "Yeah, it doesn't make sense."
Trump promised to reduce inflation if reelected. Now he insists he has fulfilled that campaign promise, even though polls show a low approval rating for his economic strategy.
A University of Chicago poll found that just 31% of American adults approve of the way Trump is handling the economy, down from 40% in March.
"When will I get credit for creating, without inflation, perhaps the greatest economy in the history of our country?" he asked on social media on December 11.
"When will people understand what's going on? When will the polls reflect the greatness of America at this point and how bad it was just a year ago?", he added.
Inflation has risen sharply during Biden's term. It initially slowed after Trump returned to office in January but has accelerated since April.
The latest inflation data released in September showed a 2.8% annual increase in prices. The government did not release figures for October because of the government shutdown. November data is expected next week.