One month into his term, President Trump is making America expensive again, and everyone is feeling the pain.
Last year, President Donald Trump ran against inflation, saying when he accepted the Republican presidential nomination last July and throughout his campaign that “starting on day one, we will drive down prices and make America affordable again.”
His narrow victory in November – the smallest popular vote margin of any winner in more than half a century – was powered by voters eager for him to make good on that promise. In poll after poll before and after the election, the economy and inflation consistently ranked as voters’ top issue.
President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, Feb. 22, 2025. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
After one month, we’re beginning to see the direction Trump is taking our economy, and it’s not pretty. Groceries are more expensive than ever. The price of eggs is setting new records every day. Inflation is back over 3% for the first time in eight months. The nonpartisan experts at the Federal Reserve expect inflation to keep rising.
The Trump administration’s disastrous attempts to cut government spending won’t help with inflation either: as DOGE fires food safety inspectors and air traffic controllers, the chaos in the marketplace will drive prices up.
All of this is bad news for Americans who just want cheaper groceries. Trump’s first month hasn’t gone well. Unless he changes direction, it’s only going to get worse.
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Democrat Chris Coons represents Delaware in the United States Senate.
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