***. “He simply couldn’t admit that he’d done anything wrong and he had no empathy for anyone he’d offended, because he had no empathy for anyone, period. Donald Trump’s single greatest character flaw as a leader and human being is his complete and total lack of empathy.” [ Omarosa Manigault Newman: “Unhinged”
This post presents to YOU, some examples of how ‘your” president seeks to convince YOU that the increased prices YOU are paying are a figment of your imagination – and. – most especially. – those higher prices YOU ARE PAYING. – are most definitely not his fault !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Judge for YOURSELF. – by NUMBERS, not rhetoric.
A]. “In his State of the Union address on Feb. 24…the president claimed that the problem of ‘affordability” was solved.” [Bloomberg: “The affordability problem is far from solved”; 3/15/26]
B]. “Given the upheaval we may soon be facing, it would be nice if we had a president capable of leading a thoughtful national conversation about where A.I. is taking us. Suffice it to say, Donald Trump is not that kind of president.” [Michael Steinberger: “Your Job Could Be in Jeopardy Already”; New York Times; 3/8/26] {NOTE: – Read this article and find out WHY Steinberger says this. What does factual evidence show us?]
C] “This fits the economist’s notion of the nation’s post-COVID “K-shaped economy”: A small upper class is at the top, accumulating wealth and driving spending, while everyone else is at the bottom and facing a widening gap. The cost of living has outpaced the traditional definition of a middle-class life..” [Emma Nelson: “Middle earners feeling the pinch”; Minnesota Star Tribune; 1/1/26}. NOTE ******. Read this article, and others, about the “K-shaped economy” – THIS is one big clue why YOU , and others not making at least $120,000 are struggling. Get the FACTS, the NUMBERS]
D] “Even people earning six figures. – which puts them in the top 18% of wage earners. – are secretly struggling to keep afloat.” [NOTE: as an economy that can’t comfortably support even the top 18%. “doing well”????] “What Americans need is higher wages. Salaries have been stagnant or falling in real terms, failing to keep up with inflation and productivity gains since the Vietnam War.” [ Note; which ended about 1975]. [Ted Rall: “Affordability: We Need Higher Wages, Not Lower Prices”; The Progressive Populist; January, 2026]
*** “And then there are Trump’s many delusions…claims to know more…how to deal…to be the world’s foremost expert…All that is nonsense. For almost three decades I have been pointing out that Trump creates his own reality, a point on which his other leading biographers agree.” { Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston: “It’s Even Worse Than You Think” }
E]. “Days away from the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, grocery prices are still rising, undercutting his administration’s rhetoric about how it is making life more affordable for average Americans….Yet Trump continues to falsely claim otherwise. “Grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down,’ he said Tuesday afternoon during a speech in Detroit. It’s not the first time that he has said food prices are down, even when data show they’re not.” [ Kevin Draper, Julie Creswell: “Grocery prices Rising Despite Trump’s Claims”; New York Times; 1/17/26 }
[NOTE: Read the article – find out. WHY. YOU pay more for YOUR food. – the facts]
F] “One year after the Trump administration took control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the consumer watchdog has largely retreated from enforcement and regulatory work, changes that consumer advocates and Democrats now estimate have cost Americans at least $19 billion in financial relief.” [ Ken Sweet: “CFPB changes prove costly”; Associated Press; 2/22/26] [NOTE: ask. YOURSELF; WHY would. ‘your’ president weaken an agency with a proven track record of saving. YOU. money???? Who’s president is he really….maybe his donors….his billionaire friends…because Project 2025 wants it?????- ***THIS is at the crux of YOUR search for facts. this, and many other policies. – are reasons WHY Trump is costing YOU money.]
*** “In a president, character is everything.” [ Peggy Noonan ]
With Justice For All 