Trump never cared about lowering prices

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/grocery-prices-up-donald-trump-rcna192142

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  1. **From Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative:**

    President Donald Trump’s first three weeks of his second term in office have been marked by a flurry of chaos across all corners of the federal government and the American economy: shuttering government agencies, starting and ending trade wars and handing over the country’s checkbook to billionaire Elon Musk to spend and cut as he pleases. Conspicuously absent has been movement on the one thing voters care most about: lowering prices.

    This week’s Consumer Price Index release showed the largest single-month increase in inflation since August 2023. Prices have increased by 3% over the past year, stubbornly above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Groceries got more expensive, driven by soaring egg prices. Gasoline and auto insurance rose, as well, hurting consumers at the pump and on the road, and shelter prices, including rent, have risen for three consecutive months.

    Read more: [https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/grocery-prices-up-donald-trump-rcna192142](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/grocery-prices-up-donald-trump-rcna192142)

  4. Yeah, but neither did the Democrats. Deflation as a policy wasn’t never the realistic goal of either party, but Trump at least pretended it was. Voters were going to have to deal with the higher prices either way, so it’s understandable why they picked the guy more likely to make the ‘dumb’ populist move and actually pursue deflation rather than go with the people who just wanted to keep it going via government subsidies for university tuitions and such.

  5. Abject failure of the fourth estate that anyone thinks Chump cares about anything but extracting money for himself and who he can bully with it.

  9. It was about avoiding criminal charges, jail time and to sell out America to the highest bidder in order to create a fascist country. This man only cares about money, power, and his horrible spray tan/makeup.

    My gas is now up $.30/galloon, can’t find eggs or they’re far more expensive prior to his election.

  10. Trump never cared about anything, he just said whatever it took to get him elected so he would avoid prosecution and make a shit ton of money

  11. Lol never saw this coming, how you people on that trash island doing? Wild shit that even after that comment dude still got a huge turnout for Latino votes.. I understand Cubans Puerto Ricans Mexicans Columbians Brazilians y’all are different in your own way and I welcome each of you to be my neighbor.. but really.. dude isnt your friend why give him your support.

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