'I'm very let down': 3-time Trump voter in swing state says cost of living 'gotten worse'

20 November 2025

Three-time Trump voter Jenique Jones in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on November 20, 2025 (Image: Screengrab via CNN / YouTube)

In the pivotal swing state of Pennsylvania — which President Donald Trump won last year — voters in one swing county are growing increasingly frustrated with Trump's handling of the economy.

CNN correspondent John King reported Thursday from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, which covers both Lehigh and Northampton Counties. He described it as a "blue-collar" community full of people "living paycheck to paycheck." Jenique Jones – a three-time Trump voter who runs a local business helping financially distressed residents repair their credit – told King that her clients' financial situations have become more dire under Trump's second term.

"My husband lost all of hisovertime. My kids' daycare wentup. Can't afford the cost offood. Using credit cards foreveryday expenses. No money leftafter their bills are paid," Jones said when asked to describe what kinds of stories she hears on a daily basis. "Pretty much just a whole bunchof financial mess."

When King mentioned that the United States "changed presidents at thebeginning of the year," Jones acknowledged that Trump has "absolutely not" followed through on his campaign promises to make Americans' daily lives more affordable.

"I'mdefinitely waiting for him tofix it," she said. "I'm very let down by that. Very, very let down, because Ifeel like it's only gottenworse."

King also spoke with local barbershop owner Ronald Corales, who is another three-time Trump voter. Like Jones, Corales acknowledged that costs are still high, but is actively encouraging people to have patience with the administration.

"We don't really see it at the moment. Like I said, I think we haveto give him some time."

"You hear there, 'give himsome more time,' from a three-time Trump voter," King observed. "We met many Trump voters who say, 'let's tryto be patient,' but they also saycosts have not gone down as thepresident promised."

King's report comes on the heels of a Fox News poll released this week, which found that large majorities of respondents say daily necessities like groceries, housing, healthcare and utilities have either somewhat or significantly increased in cost under Trump's leadership.

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