President Trump touts economic progress in visit to Ford plant

FACTORY IN MICHIGAN, BUT ALSO FACING NEW BACKLASH OVER THE. BUT ALSO FACING G NEW BACKLASH OVER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIMINAL INQUIRY OF THE FED CHAIR. CRIMINAL INQUIRY OF THE FED CHAIR. HERE'S GABE. THE FED CHAIR. HERE'S GABABE GUTIERREZ. GUTIERREZ. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRTRUMP. PRESIDENT TRUMP HITTING THE ROAD. >> THEY'RE BUILDING. HITTING THE ROAD. >> THEY'RE BUIUILDING MORE PLANTS IN THE. MORE PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE OF TARIFFS. UNITED STATES BECAUSE OF TARIFFS. >> Reporter: TOURING. ES. >> Reporter: TOURING A PLANT THAT MAKES F-150 TRUCKS WITITH. A PLANT THAT MAKES F-150 TRUCKS WITH FORD EXECUTIVES IN. FORD EXECUTIVES IN MICHIGAN. >> THAT'S WHAT T THESE. MICHIGAN. >> THAT'S WHWHAT THESE POLICIES ARE DOING. POLICIES ARE DOING FOR FORD.. WE'RE GOING TO. FOR FORD. WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY EXPAND ONE. WE'RE GOING G TO ACTUALLY EXPAND ONE OF OUR EXISTING. ACTUALLY EXPAND ONE OF OUR EXISTSTING PLANTS. PLANTS. >> Reporter: THE TRIP COMES AS THE. >> Reporter: THE TRIP COMES AS THE PRESIDENT FACES. COCOMES AS THE PRESIDENT FACES GROWING BIPARTISAN. PRESIDENT FACES GROWING BIPARTISAN BACKLASH OVER R THE. GROWING BIPARTISAN BACKLASHSH OVER THE CRIMINAL INQUIRY INTO.

BACKLASH OVER THE CRIMINAL INQUIRY INTO JEROME POWELL. CRIMINAL INQUIRY INTO JEJEROME POWELL. >> HOPEFULLY HE'LL BE. JEROME POWELL. >> H HOPEFULLY HE'LL BE OUT OF THERE SOON. >>>> HOPEFULLY HE'LL BE OUT OF THERE SOON. >> Reporter: TIES TO. >> Reporter: TIES TO SENATE TESTIMONY LAST SUMMER ABOUT COST. SENATE TESTIMONY LAST SUMMERER ABOUT COST OVERRUNS ON THE FED'S. SUMMER ABOUT COST OVERRUNS ON THE FED'S MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR. OVERRUNS ON THE FED'S MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION OF THE. RENOVATION OF THE D.C. HEADQUARTERS WHICH DOES NOT DRAW. D.C. HEADQUARTERS WHICH DOES N NOT DRAW ON TAXPAYER DOLLARS. WHICH DOES NOT DRAW ON TAXPAYER DOLLARS. POWELL SAYS IT'S. ON TAXPAYER DOLLARS. POWELL SAYS IT'S RETRIBUTION FOR NOT. POWELL SAYS IT'S RETRIBUTIOION FOR NOT DOING WHAT THE. DOING WHAT THE PRESIDENT WANTS. >> HE'S UNDERMINING. PRESIDENT WANTS. >> HE'S UNDERMINING THE FAITH AND. >> HE'S UNDERMINING THE FAFAITH AND CREDIBILITY OF THE. CREDIBILITY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. UNUNITED STATES OF AMERICA. >> SOMETHING LIKE. AMERICA. >> SOMETHING L LIKE THIS IS NOT HELPFUL. THIS IS NOT HELPFUL TO EITHER THE ECONOMY OR TRYING TO KEEP IT. TO EITHER THE ECONOMY OR TRYING TO KEEP IT TEMPERATURE DOWN.

OR TRYING TO KEEP IT TEMPERATURE DOWN POLITICALLY. TEMPERATURE DOWN POPOLITICALLY. >> Reporter: >> Reporter: MEANWHILE, THE PRPRESIDENT POINTING TO. PRESIDENT POINTING TO NEW NUMBERS SHOWING INFLATATION STEADY AT. NEW NUMBERS SHOWING INFLATION STEADY AT 2.7%. INFLATION STEADY A AT 2.7%. OVERALL GROCERY. 2.7%. OVERALL GROCERY PRPRICES UP .7% SINCE. OVERALL GROCERY PRICES UP .7% SINCE LAST MONTH. PRICES UP .7% SINCE LALAST MONTH. BEEF PRICES UP 1%. LAST MONTH. BEEF PRICES UP 1%. EGGS, THOUGH, HAVE. BEEF PRICES UP 1%. EGGS, THOUGH, HAVE DROPPED 8%. EGGS, THOUGH, HAVE DROPPED 8%. GAS PRICES AT A. DROPPED 8%. GAS PRICES AT T A FOUR-YEAR LOW. FOUR-YEAR LOW. THE PRESIDENT TOUTING PROGRESS, EVEN AS. THE PRESIDENT TOUTING PROGRESS, EVEN AS RECENT POLLS SHOW. PROGRESS, EVEN AS RECENT POLLS SHOW W MANY AMERICANS. RECENT POLLS SHOW MANY AMERICACANS SKEPTICAL OF HIS. SKEPTICAL OF HIS HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY. HANDLING OF THE ECECONOMY. >> THE RESULTS ARE. ECONOMY. >>>> THE RESULTS ARE IN, THE TRUMP. >> THE RESULTS ARE IN, THE TRUMP ECECONOMIC BOOM IS. IN, THE TRUMUMP ECONOMIC BOOM IS OFFICIALLY BEGUN. OFFICIALLY BEGUN. >> Reporter: THE PRPRESIDENT ALSO. >> Reporteter: THE PRESIDENT ALSO CALLING AN UNLIKELY.