Republicans Want to Focus on the Economy. But Trump Keeps Getting in the Way

Republicans running in Congressional elections this year just want to talk about the economy. But they have one glaring obstacle: their own President.

As GOP lawmakers gear up for the midterm elections, both candidates and outside groups have already worked up scripts for campaign ads that would tout the December tax reform and the low unemployment rate. But strategists worry that the message will be drowned out by President Donald Trump's dominance of the daily news cycle.