@mnegron01.bsky.social on @fox2detroit.bsky.social: President Trump's war with Iran is yet another policy choice actively driving up the cost of living. Americans are now being squeezed by higher prices at the gas pump, on top of Trump's tariffs & higher costs for shipping, food, & other essentials.
Americans are paying the price for Trump’s war with Iran, which is driving the fastest gas price spike in years. @mnegron01.bsky.social breaks down how Trump is locking in years of higher costs for fuel and travel instead of lowering costs Americans care about most.
Despite the flurry of mostly bad affordability ideas thrown out by his administration, the President isn’t serious about lowering the cost of living and his agenda is making life more expensive. Spoke with @laylaayanna.bsky.social of @talkingpointsmemo.com:
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“We may be in for more pain when it comes to cost of living and cost of business.”
@mnegron01.bsky.social breaks down how Trump’s illegal war on Iran is driving up costs, and why households in rural and suburban communities are often the first to feel the squeeze when fuel prices rise.
“The tariff roller coaster under President Trump will continue.”
After a historically weak year for job creation in 2025, @mnegron01.bsky.social says new tariffs will only further raise costs for consumers and businesses and drag down growth even more. nypost.com/2026/03/04/b...
Treasury Secretary Bessent in complete bs mode here in the @nypost.com about tariffs. I tried to spell out how the Trump admin is just continuing the costly tariff roller coaster for businesses and consumers
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“It’s like another, big tax cut” - Donald Trump
Fact checkers tonight and we aren’t even halfway done
Trump continues to lie about his tariffs. American consumers and businesses pay these taxes libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
Trump talking about his now invalidated, illegal tariffs. Cool cool cool. Where are the refunds?
It’s a turnaround for the ages all right, for manufacturing jobs!
Affordability ideas with lots of open questions about whether they’d work or if he’d even follow through (got some help with Grok with the image!)
A doubling down on tariffs, despite the loss of more than 100K manufacturing jobs since Trump took office
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Some things that me and my colleagues at @americanprogress.bsky.social are watching for tonight at the SOTU:
- Exaggerated claims about an economy that added only 181K jobs in 2025, the worst non-recession year in the last 20 years
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When people lose health coverage, they don’t stop needing care. @mnegron01.bsky.social explains that higher Affordable Care Act premiums would increase emergency care in places like Yuma County, putting rural hospitals under financial strain and threatening access to care for families.
Millions of renters are facing unaffordable, rising rents while homeownership slips further out of reach.
@mnegron01.bsky.social & co-authors lay out a bold plan to lower housing costs, accelerate construction, & close the nation’s 2 mil-unit housing gap. www.americanprogress.org/article/buil...
If we want healthier communities, we need affordable #housing options ASAP.
Build, Baby, Build: A Plan To Lower Housing Costs for All www.americanprogress.org/article/buil... by @jaredb-econ.bsky.social @mnegron01.bsky.social @natalie-m-baker.bsky.social via @americanprogress.bsky.social
Families with Affordable Care Act plans are seeing their premiums skyrocket just as prices are rising on groceries, rent, and other essentials.
@mnegron01.bsky.social says 290,000 people in Washington alone rely on these credits to afford coverage, including small business owners.
Small businesses are paying the price for Trump’s trade war—cutting salaries and production after being hit with thousands in unexpected tariffs.
“We are seeing the impacts in terms of the economy slowing down,” @mnegron01.bsky.social told WUSA-TV, with prices only set to rise further.
Trump’s “turbulence tax” is real. Businesses are slashing hiring, investment is down 14%, and workers are paying the price.
@mnegron01.bsky.social from @americanprogress.bsky.social has been tallying the damage: higher prices, stalled paychecks, and decades of lost opportunity.
The President’s erratic tariffs and policies are imposing a “Trump Turbulence Tax” hitting families with $2,400 in annual costs and small business importers with an avg of $90K in tariffs just from April-July. My @americanprogress.bsky.social report today breaks down 8 ways this is costing real $
Restaurants in Washington D.C. are feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s overreach, with reservations down nearly 25%.
As expert @mnegron01.bsky.social points out, many may avoid the district altogether, adding pressure on families and businesses already struggling to get by.
After getting slammed with tariffs, DC restaurants are reeling from reduced foot traffic due to President Trump’s attempted militarization of city law enforcement. Spoke about it with Molly Martinez of @graydcbureau.bsky.social
Trump's federal takeover of D.C. is creating uncertainty for businesses.
@mnegron01.bsky.social points to the impacts of past deployments, like the National Guard in Los Angeles: reduced workforce attendance, fewer people coming into the city, and billions in lost economic activity.
Trump’s chaotic tariff policies are hitting back-to-school budgets hard, with parents expected to spend over $600 per child on average.
On @scrippsnews.bsky.social, @mnegron01.bsky.social urges parents to shop early to avoid price hikes, especially on shoes and clothes, which could spike up to 40%.
More parents than ever are shopping for school early this year, a perfectly rational strategy in response to the irrational tariff policies pursued by President Trump. Talked to @scrippsnews.bsky.social today about it: www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/pare...
“The president and Republicans are dictating belt-tightening at the expense of working and poor Americans to help pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest."
🎙️ @mnegron01.bsky.social unpacks Trump's economic policies on @brogressivepodcast.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj5k...
Trump promised to protect Medicare, but his budget proposal does the opposite, threatening the health insurance for more than 1M seniors. My @americanprogress.bsky.social colleague @andreaducas.bsky.social
explains at @marketwatch.com : www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-...
Joined @scrippsnews.bsky.social this afternoon to talk about the Saturday military parade in DC that Trump ordered for his birthday and how it represents the President’s misplaced priorities
