A couple of weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was asked a simple question: why hasn’t he started cutting interest rates yet?
His answer? Donald Trump.
Powell laid it out plainly. Trump’s tariffs—and the endless threats of more tariffs—are driving inflation higher. Businesses are scared to invest. Supply chains stay uncertain. Prices go up for everyday Americans. And the Fed can’t safely lower rates while Trump is adding fuel to the inflation fire.
So let’s be crystal clear: if you’re feeling squeezed by high interest rates, if buying a car, a home, or even groceries feels out of reach, there’s a direct line back to Donald Trump’s economic chaos.
And now, Trump is reportedly chickening out on some of the very tariffs he’s been blustering about for months. Because even he knows they’re a disaster for the economy.
But the damage is done. His reckless threats already spooked markets, raised costs, and forced the Fed to hold rates higher than they otherwise would.
This is who Trump is: all talk, all chaos, and all pain for working Americans. He sells economic nationalism as some grand solution—but it’s your pocketbook paying the price.
We’re going to keep calling this out. We’re going to keep telling the truth—even when the other side wants to bury it under noise and conspiracy theories.
So as Trump flip-flops yet again on tariffs, remember: it’s his economic decisions hurting your wallet.
We’ll be here, day after day, bringing you the facts—and the hope that comes from fighting back.
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