We can now see that "the economy" was NOT what propelled Trump to victory. The price of eggs soared to record levels in Trumps first week in office and there was absolutely ZERO backlash.
Zero.
As I said at the time, the economy is a thin smokescreen which racist Trump supporters are using (unsuccessfully) to cover their racism.
They continue to deny or make excuses—including for the blatant and unambiguous Nazi salutes by Elon Musk, which Nazis everywhere recognize and and openly praising because, although they are cruel, they know fellow Nazis when they see them.