In his speech to a joint session of the congress, President Donald Trump has minimized increasing economic concerns concerning his newly announced prices.
“Prices are to make America rich and make America again large,” said Trump. He added later: “There will be a little disturbance, but we agree with that. It won’t be much.
It was his only reference to discomfort that prices could send prices already increasing.
The concerns are not only conjecture, with managers of retail giants as a target warning that American consumers will pay the price (higher). Even Trump’s allies, like senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Admitted to an interview with ABC News Live on Tuesday “there will be a little pain” in the fallout from Trump’s policy.
Democratic members of the Congress hold signs while US President Donald Trump speaks during a speech to a joint session of the Congress at the American Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.
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When the voters voted their electoral bulletins last November, the economy and inflation were the main problems. The candidate Trump then promised a relief from high prices, committing to inaugurate a “golden age of America” on day 1. It was a message that helped to arouse Trump more than 77 million votes.
However, more than 40 days after the start of his mandate, the Americans find themselves taking off more money for the basic foods of the grocery store and other necessities. Trump blamed his predecessor, former president Joe Biden.
“We have inherited the last administration an economic disaster and an inflation nightmare. Their policies have increased energy prices, increased the costs of the grocery store and leads the necessities of life out of reach for millions and millions of Americans, “said Trump.
The refusal to recognize the potential impact of its actions is politically risky. The cost of living will not become less important for the American people. The constant recall of the increase in prices at the grocery box or the gas pump will not be easily forgotten. Price increases can be more than “little disturbance” for those who try to join both ends.
He could play in the hands of Democrats, who have little appeal in a Washington led by the Republicans.
“The Americans who voted for the president did not register for this. They wanted lower costs, “said senator Amy Klobuchar, D-minn., Hours before Trump’s address. “” What is the state of the union, “we ask? Chaos is in place, corruption is increasing and costs are to be made for ordinary people.
It was an argument reiterated by the first year senator Elissa Slotkin, d-mich., In democratic refutation.
“The grocery store and the prices of the houses will not be down. He did not present a credible plan to face one or the other, “said Slotkin. “Its prices on allies like Canada will increase the prices of energy, wood and cars to trigger a trade war that will harm manufacturing and farmers.”
Prices fee could become a rallying cry for Democrats as they build a case against Trump before the mid-term elections in the hope of recovering a certain power.
