Last month, Vice President JD Vance said at a Breitbart News event, “As much progress as we’ve made, it’s going to take a little bit of time for every American to feel that economic boom, which we really do believe is coming. We believe that we’re on the front end of it.” Editorial writer @carine_hajjar_ recently visited Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio, and asked its working class residents if they can afford to wait for an “economic boom.” Here’s what they had to say. | Washington Post Opi

Washington Post Opinions