Will Trump’s Economy Restore the American Middle Class?

In the midst of a record-breaking economy, middle America is still playing catch-up

President Donald Trump at the Presidential Social Media Summit at the White House on July 11, 2019. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

Commentary

With the 2020 election season officially upon us, the Democratic candidates are all keen to distinguish themselves by what they’re promising to deliver to voters. Many, if not most of those voters, would consider themselves middle class, even though “middle class” is defined much differently today than two or three decades ago.