By Douglas V. Gibbs
Inflation has been a top concern of the American people as long as I can remember. Gas lines in the seventies and out of control inflation that topped out during the presidency of Jimmy Carter led to the election of President Ronald Reagan who through his free market policies we enjoyed decades of less inflation than what we suffered through during the seventies. Since then, the inflation rate did its typical rollercoaster rises and falls, but nothing crazy. Then, Obama and Biden did a number on our economy, and inflation went up during both of their regimes.
When Donald Trump took office, the Democrats and their leftist allies screamed about Trump’s plans with tariffs and federal spending, arguing that inflation would go up, and then claimed the high egg prices were Trump’s fault, too. I heard a few Democrat political pundits say, “We’ll see how the economy looks in 6 months, and then give our opinion,” as if the Trump effect would take at least six months to start moving the needle.
In a poll by NBC News during Biden’s presidency 67% of those surveyed reported that consumer prices were surpassing their wages and 71% believed the America’s economy was heading in the wrong direction. Their concern? The cause? Inflation.
The Democrats’ policies made matters worse, and they disagree with anything the GOP might cook up, so in their minds among the few things that they could hang their attacks on was the economy. “It’s the economy, stupid,” and since they had no answer for twelve of the last sixteen years, surely Trump would not be able to pull off bringing down inflation in four years, much less the next six months.
News Flash: Two months into Trump’s presidency, things are economically turning around and inflation and the price of eggs is heading downward.
OH, THE HORROR!!!!
Epoch Times, 2025 March 22: US Annual Inflation Slides to Lower-Than-Expected 2.8 Percent
Trending Politics, 2025 March 11: Eggs Drop to Pre-Trump Prices, Dismantling Media’s Favorite Talking Point
Ace of Spades HQ, 2025 March 11: Inflation is Cut by More Than Half in Trump’s First Month in Office
Epoch Times, 2025 March 17: U.S. Retail Sales Rebound in February After Sharp Drop to Start in 2025
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