Steve Kornacki: Voters sour on Trump’s handling of the economy in NBC News poll

A new NBC News poll shows President Donald Trump with a job approval rating as high as he’s ever had. But doubts loom in voters’ minds, especially over the economy and government cuts, NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki explains.

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