Trump’s Cabinet Roadshow Crashes Into Angry Reality Check

Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images President Donald Trump’s goons hit the road last week in a last-ditch attempt to shore up support ahead of the midterm elections, but instead they were reportedly met with furious voters.

Key members of the Trump administration, including Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr., fanned out across the country to tout the president’s record, only to find themselves pressed on issues challenging the administration, Politico reported on Friday .

The Cabinet roadshow comes as the Trump administration scrambles to boost the Republican Party’s image with just over two months until the midterm elections , and the president’s approval rating near record lows as voters grow increasingly frustrated over the cost of living .

The White House has become increasingly focused on affordability , but its efforts to bring down prices have angered a key portion of its voter base.

The White House has faced fierce backlash from cattle ranchers over Trump’s plan to temporarily remove duties on 300,000 metric tons of imported beef.

Rollins felt that anger firsthand during a trip to Iowa over the weekend that was intended to rally farmers, according to Politico.

Instead, the agriculture secretary had to defend Trump’s beef plan, which the president claimed would lower prices for consumers, but sparked outrage among American ranchers.

“If you just look at how it’s animating people here, if you just look at the breadth of the headlines coming out from it, it’s a challenge.

It has legs, to be honest,” one Republican operative in Iowa said.

“You don’t have to go further than to look at how [Democratic gubernatorial candidate] Rob Sand and them are using it.

They clearly think it’s an issue.” Wright’s trip to New Hampshire similarly backfired.

The energy secretary traveled there to promote natural gas pipelines but was hit with questions about $4 gasoline prices, Politico reported.

Kennedy traveled to Florida to discuss school nutrition but was pressed on a measles outbreak in Pennsylvania.