The bumper of a McDonald’s customer’s car in Star City, Arkansas, is so ruined that its plastic water tank is visible beneath a battered headlight.
It is painted blue but the bonnet is brown with corrosion. The passenger door has no handle. Behind it, the shops in the town square are vacant.
Further down the road, workers arrive in a car park for shifts at a clothing factory, the county’s largest private employer.
Lincoln County in south-east Arkansas is the epitome of rural, broke America. While it is not the poorest place, it is in the most impoverished fifth of the country.
Many people who live here struggle to afford even the most basic necessities, including dental or medical care.
Families, farmers and businesses alike have all been burned by years of price rises, although worse may yet be to come.
Donald Trump won 74pc of the vote here in 2024 but Lincoln County is one of many places where supporters are starting to resent the fact that, nearly a year into his presidency, he is failing to make the economy work for them.
Even Terry, who has a Trump poster tied to the chicken-wire fence outside his bungalow and has voted for the president in the last three elections, can’t help but feel disappointed.
During the US election campaign, Trump made his intentions clear: “Prices will come down. You just watch. They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast.”
But the reality for many has been far different, including Terry, 68, who did not want to give his full name.
“The cost of groceries is too high, every time we go to Walmart it’s over $100 (£74) a week,” he says. “And health insurance charges are outrageous.”
Rather than easing America’s cost of living crisis, Trump’s policies appear to be making it worse.
Not only are his tariffs driving up prices, but the decision to scale back government health insurance means premiums are expected to surge in the new year.
Terry’s views are representative of a wider shift.
Since January, the share of Americans who think the government is mishandling the economy has soared from 44pc to 67pc, according to the University of Michigan, the highest level since records began in 1978.