WASHINGTON, DC — The latest Consumer Price Index report is here, and it makes one thing clear: inflation is surging, and Donald Trump’s tariffs are to blame. Trump’s pointless trade wars mean American families are paying more for everything, from housing to energy to food. Trump continues to gaslight Americans about the state of the economy, ignoring the concerns of working families in favor of tariffs that are hurting small businesses across the country, all while funneling more money to the ultra-wealthy.
In response, Defend America Action Senior Spokesperson Rodericka Applewhaite released the following statement:
“Today’s CPI report is crystal clear: Trump’s ridiculous on-and-off-again tariffs and misguided trade wars are driving up inflation, setting fire to the economy, and putting jobs and working families at risk. And, contrary to what ‘Dr. Trump’ says about his patient, economists expect the full effects of tariffs to land America in the ICU in the form of slower growth and higher prices. But while Americans wonder how they’re going to pay their bills and feed their kids, Trump and his ultra-wealthy friends are set to benefit from his backwards agenda: they’re getting a massive payday while millions of working and middle-class Americans lose their health care and food assistance as prices skyrocket.”
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