John Lieber
Jonathan "Jon" Lieber is Head of Research and Managing Director for the United States at Eurasia Group, the political risk consultancy, and a frequent Bloomberg Surveillance guest.
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Feb 10, 2026
Jonathan FerroHOST
Does the President or the Republicans have the runway, the time, to turn this around?
John LieberGUEST
I mean, I think there's a world where there's a booming economy between now and November, and that helps them save some of these marginal seats.
John LieberGUEST
Uh, but, you know, Americans have to feel it, and they have to be convinced that it's the Trump administration's actions that are driving it.
John LieberGUEST
So you wanna see lower unemployment, which is very difficult, given how low it is already.
John LieberGUEST
You wanna see the president's poll numbers improving, and he's underwater on all the top issues: the economy, inflation, immigration, and he's gotta really change the narrative there.
John LieberGUEST
And I think importantly, you, you need Americans to feel like they can afford the... what they want, and I think that's the biggest challenge that face Biden.
speaker_5HOST
How bad is it going to be for Republicans?
Evan SolomonMODERATOR
Lieber, give us your sense on the read on Trumponomics.
John LieberGUEST
So Trumponomics is this really interesting mix of policies that the new administration's coming in with.
John LieberGUEST
Job gains have been substantial in the Biden administration, and inflation seems like it's mostly under control.
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Evan SolomonMODERATOR
What is it? Why does it matter? What's the risk? John.