Donald Trump recaptured the White House in part by relentlessly exploiting Joe Biden’s failure to heed widespread concerns about the rising cost of living. Now, bizarrely, President Trump is walking himself—and his party—into the same perilous trap by denying the economic reality that working families are living.

President Trump on Wednesday weakened vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening pollution restrictions. The proposal reduces fuel economy requirements set by former President Biden.