The Consumer Confidence Index dropped sharply in November, as disillusioned Americans indicated unease in the Trump economy amid rising prices, steady inflation, tariffs, increasing unemployment, and surging layoffs that are making finding a job more difficult.

The Consumer Confidence Index dropped 6.8 points to its lowest level since April, and consumer expectations “tumbled,” CNBC reported on Tuesday.

“Consumers were notably more pessimistic about business conditions six months from now,” said Dana Peterson, the Conference Board’s chief economist. “Mid-2026 expectations for labor market conditions remained decidedly negative, and expectations for increased household incomes shrunk dramatically, after six months of strongly positive readings.”

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Now, just six percent of workers say that jobs are “plentiful,” down from 28.6% one month ago.

“Consumers’ write-in responses pertaining to factors affecting the economy continued to be led by references to prices and inflation, tariffs and trade, and politics, with increased mentions of the federal government shutdown,” Peterson also said in a statement, according to Bloomberg News.

The news comes just as another indicator of a weakening jobs market shows that “private companies shed an average 13,500 jobs over the past four weeks,” CNBC noted, citing data from payrolls processing firm ADP.

“That’s an acceleration from the 2,500 jobs a week lost in the last update a week ago,” CNBC also reported.

Other data also suggest a troubled economy.

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“Government figures out earlier on Tuesday showed retail sales moderated in September after several robust months,” Bloomberg added.

“As for November, the Conference Board’s report showed buying plans for big-ticket items, including cars and major appliances, declined. Home-buying plans also fell.”

Alex Jacquez, Chief of Policy and Advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative and a former Biden White House official, summed up his thoughts on the current situation:

“Good news: fewer people think we’re headed toward a recession. Bad news: more people think we’re already in one.”

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President Donald Trump’s continued attacks on top Democrats — calling for their arrest and jailing, calling them “traitors,” accusing them of “seditious behavior,” and suggesting that they be hanged — is not sitting well with influential GOP lawmakers who now fear the chance of passing any critical bipartisan funding bills has stalled.

“Republican lawmakers and strategists fear that Trump is undermining his own credibility and ability to get anything done before the midterm election,” The Hill reported, describing Trump’s allies as “dumbfounded.”

The president has been lashing out at six Democratic lawmakers, all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or Intelligence Community, for appearing in a video in which they reminded members of the military of their duty to not obey illegal orders.

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U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) called Trump’s attacks “reckless” and “irresponsible.”

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) “furrowed her brow incredulously when a reporter last week described to her Trump’s comments,” which included saying the Democrats’ actions were “seditious behavior punishable by death.”

“Obviously, I don’t agree with that,” Collins said.

“Two weeks after the conclusion of the longest government shutdown in American history,” The Hill reported, “Trump and Democratic lawmakers are tearing at each other again, dimming the prospects of reaching a deal on expiring health insurance premium subsidies or legislation to fund the government past Jan. 30.”

Moderate Democrats have been hoping to forge a deal to extend the Obamacare subsidies, which expire at the end of the year. Millions of Americans are already seeing premiums for next year skyrocket, in some cases to double or triple what they were this year.

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“Striking a deal in the next few weeks now appears to be an unreachable goal,” The Hill observed.

Funding deals are also needed for the U.S. Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Education, Labor, Commerce, Justice, and State, by the end of January.

“All those objectives are being cast under new doubt given the rancorous tone in Washington,” according to The Hill.

Former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) blasted both the Democratic senators and President Trump, but pinned the bulk of the blame on the Commander in Chief.

“The president’s statements — he always has to one-up everybody — basically his statements were beyond irresponsible,” Gregg told The Hill. “You can’t accuse members of Congress of treason, you can’t suggest somebody be executed in a democracy.”

“A lot of people have incorrect positions,” he continued. “So you’re going to go out and call everybody with an incorrect position a traitor? It borders on the theater of the absurd at a level we haven’t seen before.”

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President Donald Trump was set to announce a two-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, as soon as Monday, to help fix Obamacare premiums that are set to skyrocket, but the White House pulled the announcement and delayed its plans in part because House Republicans reportedly felt “left out.”

The Trump White House is now delaying announcing any health care plan — it “will not be this week,” reported PBS Newshour’s Lisa Desjardins.

“This as Republican members of Congress, including senior members,” Desjardins wrote, “expressed outrage at being left out of any process on what they all know is a critical issue – affecting huge #s of constituents.”

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Desjardins added that House Republicans are directing their anger not only at the White House but at Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.

“This has been quickly rising and the idea of a WH-only sudden [health care] plan has rank and file fuming at their leader,” she added.

The Trump White House also delayed announcing any fix because House Republicans do not want to extend the Obamacare subsidy premiums, which the president’s plan would have done.

In response to pressure from the House GOP, Trump reportedly pulled the announcement.

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MS NOW’s Jake Traylor reported on Monday, “White House to delay healthcare proposal after significant congressional backlash.”

“According to two White House officials,” Traylor noted, “the announcement has been delayed, with one of those officials citing strong congressional backlash to Trump’s proposed plan.”

Some Democrats blasted Republicans for the delay.

“Yet another delay while Republicans wait to see if a health care plan will fall from the sky,” wrote U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

House Ways and Means Democrats added, “BREAKING: The 15 year waiting period for the GOP health care plan will NOT end today.”

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