South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE hit President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE on his regular brags about a strong U.S. economy, saying voters around the country are still hurt by income inequality and asking, “What about me?”

NBC News’s Harry Smith showed Buttigieg a video-recorded question from a Pennsylvania voter to candidates asking how they would address income inequality.

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“Does that sound like what you’ve been hearing on the campaign trail?” Smith asked the mayor.

“Yeah, absolutely,” he responded. “I think what people are seeing is a president who is saying the economy is doing great, just look at the stock market. And a lot of folks around the country and around here in South Bend say ‘What about me?’”

The full interview will be aired on "NBC Nightly News" at 6:30 p.m.

Trump has touted the success of the economy under his presidency, including the 50-year low unemployment rate in September and the addition of 128,000 jobs in October. The president said in August that if he loses, the economy will "go down the tubes."

U.S. Census data showed the gap between the richest and poorest U.S. households reached its highest level in 2018 in more than 50 years.