You’re paying a $4K TRUMP TARIFF TAX

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fEPzvxnTgEA

 

Consumer confidence reaches all-time low amid rising gas prices, UM study finds

“We have people from across the political spectrum telling us how frustrated they are by the persistence of high prices, and how that's kind of feeding into their worries about the future of the economy,” Hsu said...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/economy/2026-05-27/consumer-confidence-reaches-all-time-low-amid-rising-gas-prices-um-study-finds

President Donald Trump said U.S. consumer confidence is ‘way up.’ Metrics don’t bear that out - PolitiFact

Three traditional metrics on consumer confidence in the U.S. economy show it’s low today, and in at least one case, close to all-time lows. 

Inflation-adjusted consumer spending has fallen during President Donald Trump’s second term. Retail sales are robust, but with a major asterisk: 

Experts say this could reflect higher prices from Trump’s second-term tariffs rather than consumer optimism...

 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/may/06/donald-trump/consumer-confidence-sentiment-spending-second-term/

Is the US in a cardboard box recession? | DW News

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ajgIWUj8Fn0

 

Rising fears of Trump tariffs pummel US consumer confidence to four-year low | US economy | The Guardian

Tariffs panned by economists for sowing uncertainty that they said made it challenging for businesses to plan ahead…

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/25/trump-tariffs-us-consumer-confidence 

Breaking our democracy is all part of the GOP plan - Raw Story

These are the people Republicans are counting on to support transforming America from a democratic republic into a strongman authoritarian oligarchy. The GOP's bet is that if they can keep things broken and bad enough long enough, then people will demand a dictator "who can get things done." 

They even hatched a scheme called Project 2025 that hyper-concentrates political power in the White House, pre-positioning the next Republican president to be America's first dictator. 

The good news is that President Biden is actually doing something about each of these areas where Republicans have worked so hard for the past 43 years to break our country. And his work is producing good fruit: inflation is down, employment is up, wages are up, and consumer confidence is growing…

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/republicans-destroy-democracy/

Economic vibes are finally improving, consumer sentiment surges - The Washington Post

Some Americans say they're feeling better about the economy than they have in years. That could be good news for Biden...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/19/economy-sentiment-biden-inflation/