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GRAPEVINE, Texas — Down the road from the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Mike Njenga’s trucking company is struggling. His diesel fuel expenses have skyrocketed because of the Iran war — forcing him to take trucks off the road and pass price hikes to customers.
Njenga voted for Trump and has been happy to back Republicans for years. But he told ABC News’ Rachel Scott he is strongly considering voting for Democrat James Talarico for Senate in November.
Trump voter Mike Njenga talks to ABC News’ Rachel Scott about the economy at his trucking company in Grapevine, Texas.
ABC News
“Whether he’s conservative, whether you’re liberal, at this point, all I care [about] is economics,” he said. “I want to make sure things I can survive in business. I want to make sure I’m going to be able to feed my kids.”
Njenga’s situation underscores the challenge Republicans face as they try to excite their base heading into the fall, and how Trump’s handling of the economy and Iran war loom over all other issues.
Asked how he thinks Trump is handling the economy, Njenga replied, “Just looking at what is going on right now in the world and between the tariffs and the war in Iran, it’s not very encouraging. I am disappointed.”
-ABC News’ Benjamin Siegel
