Conservatives attending the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas expressed mixed feelings on the current state of the economy.
Some said they were confident in President Donald Trump’s plans, saying that even if prices were high, its current state was still preferable to the Biden administration’s policies. Others were hoping for an improvement, talking about the inability to afford basic expenses like housing and food.
Video by Meiying Wu.
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