Former White House Official to Newsmax: ‘Bread and Butter Issues’ Boosting Trump

Former White House and Pentagon official Douglas MacKinnon said the 2024 presidential election will be decided by “bread and butter issues,” which means Vice President Kamala Harris has a problem when voters go to the polls.

“American voters are asking themselves the same question President Trump asked the other day: ‘Were you better off four years ago than you are now?'” MacKinnon said Monday on Newmax’s “Newsline.” And what’s hurting Kamala Harris more than anything is people in the communities that she’s counting on are realizing, guess what? Our lives were better four years ago than they are now.

“This comes down to bread and butter issues. This comes down to inflation. … Can I pay the rent? Can I afford my mortgage? Can I feed my children? Can I pay the electricity when the winter comes? These are real issues that real Americans are paying attention to, and they understand that Donald Trump is focusing on those issues.”

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