'They told me to': Trump reluctantly talks about inflation during North Carolina rally amid reports he's been told to lay off Kamala

Donald Trump reluctantly touched on the economy during his North Carolina rally amidst rising concern from campaign advisors about his messaging. 

The Republican nominee has been criticized by worried members of the Republican party who fear he is spending too much time bashing his opponents and not enough on important issues.

While Trump continues to lay into Kamala Harris and her VP pick Tim Walz, his advisors are trying to encourage him to discuss something voters actually care about - the economy. 

During his rally in Asheville on Wednesday, Trump made a lackluster effort to address campaign-relevant topics, while repeatedly mentioning an elusive 'they.' 

It wasn't clear who exactly 'they' referred to. DailyMail.com reached out to Trump's campaign for comment on the matter and have not yet received a response. 

Donald Trump reluctantly touched on the economy during his North Carolina rally amidst rising concern from campaign advisors about his messaging

'Now this is a little bit of a different day, because we're talking about a thing called the economy. They wanted to do a speech on the economy,' he said.

'They say it's the most important subject, I'm not sure it is, but they say it's the most important subject. Inflation is the most important but that's part of the economy,' the former president said. 

He then turned his efforts back to slamming his Democratic opponents by making fun of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for signing a bill that requires menstrual products to be placed in public school restrooms.

'He wants tampons in boys bathrooms,' Trump told rally-goers. 

Walz signed the bill into action to combat 'period poverty' - but some Republicans have interpreted the broad language of the legislation to include boys and have nicknamed the governor 'Tampon Tim'.

Despite going off on an unrelated tangent, Trump's attempt to touch on the economy shows that he is making an effort to listen to the advice of campaign aides. 

The advice comes after voters have continuously expressed in polls that the economy is a key issue in determining who they'll vote for. 

Trump leads Harris by an eight-percentage-point margin on whom voters trust more on the economy, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll of seven swing states.

Voters in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania - three battleground states that are currently considered toss-ups - are more likely to align with Trump (53 percent) rather than Harris (44 percent) on the economy, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.

While Trump continues to lay into Kamala Harris and her VP pick Tim Walz, his advisors are trying to encourage him to discuss something voters actually care about - the economy

However, some nationwide polls have shown Harris to be closing in on Trump's lead on the issue. 

New polling released by the Financial Times and the University of Michigan show that, for the first time this election cycle, voters trust the Democratic candidate more than Trump on the economy. 

Results from the August polling showed that 42 percent of those surveyed would trust Harris to handle the economy - while 41 percent would back Trump.  

The survey 'marks a sharp change in voter sentiment following President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the White House race' last month ,' according to the FT.