{"id":1052869,"date":"2025-05-08T16:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052869"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:27:19","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-trump-calls-looming-supply-shortages-a-good-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-trump-calls-looming-supply-shortages-a-good-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Trump Calls Looming Supply Shortages a \u201cGood Thing\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Donald Trump <\/em>claims<\/em><\/a> plummeting activity at  US ports \u2014 which is set to lead to empty shelves \u2014 is a \u201cgood thing,\u201d as his trillion-dollar extra <\/em>tax<\/em><\/a> disrupts <\/em>supply chains<\/em><\/a> and a <\/em>\u201cserious Trump recession\u201d<\/em><\/a> looms. While working families brace for <\/em>supply shortages<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>higher costs<\/em><\/a>, Trump continues to dodge responsibility for the <\/em>\u201cfull-blown crisis\u201d<\/em><\/a> he created.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW: Donald Trump says that plummeting port activity is a \u201cgood thing,\u201d downplaying recession warnings. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump called the slowdown at U.S. ports in the wake of his tariffs on China going into effect a \u2018good thing.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWest Coast ports warn of plunging cargo volume, with likely far-reaching economic effects in the weeks and months ahead. \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump falsely suggested that the dock slowdown is a positive sign for the U.S. economy. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s tariffs have led to slowdowns at vital U.S. shipping hubs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe tariff shock is likely to ripple through the economy, eventually hitting domestic transportation and warehousing, employment, as well as the price and availability of goods on shelves \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMINDER:  Trump\u2019s chaotic and reckless agenda is steering the country toward <\/strong>recession<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 and Americans are <\/strong>worried<\/strong><\/a> about his dangerous agenda to jack up costs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR<\/a>: \u201cThe U.S. economy shrinks<\/strong> as Trump\u2019s tariffs spark recession fears\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNBC<\/a>: \u201cWednesday\u2019s first-quarter GDP report added to fears the U.S. is already in a recession\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wall Street Journal<\/a>: \u201cU.S. Faces Recession This Year, IIF Says\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yahoo\/YouGov poll<\/a>: 73% of Americans said they were concerned about affording groceries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox Business<\/a>: \u201cWith the economic tumult, a serious concern has emerged: stagflation<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A majority of Americans believe the economy is on the wrong track under Trump \u2014 including a growing share of Republicans. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cUS consumer sentiment fell to one of the lowest readings on record and long-term inflation expectations climbed to the highest since 1991 on fears of the economic fallout from tariffs. \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbout two-thirds of respondents see their inflation-adjusted incomes falling in the year ahead. Nearly as many expect unemployment to rise.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conference Board<\/a>: \u201cNotably, the share of consumers expecting fewer jobs in the next six months (32.1%) was nearly as high as in April 2009, in the middle of the Great Recession.<\/strong> In addition, expectations about future income prospects turned clearly negative for the first time in five years, suggesting that concerns about the economy have now spread to consumers worrying about their own personal situations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cMarch saw a big drop in how *Republicans* feel about the state of the US economy\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News\/SurveyMonkey<\/a>: 60% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track, 60% disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of inflation and cost of living.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump claims plummeting activity at  US ports \u2014 which is set to lead to empty shelves \u2014 is a \u201cgood thing,\u201d as his trillion-dollar extra tax disrupts supply chains and a \u201cserious Trump recession\u201d looms. While working families brace for supply shortages and higher costs, Trump continues to dodge responsibility for the \u201cfull-blown crisis\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1052869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\ud83d\udea8 Trump Calls Looming Supply Shortages a \u201cGood Thing\u201d - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/\ud83d\udea8-trump-calls-looming-supply-shortages-a-good-thing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-08T20:27:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-08T20:27:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-trump-calls-looming-supply-shortages-a-good-thing\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-trump-calls-looming-supply-shortages-a-good-thing\/\",\"name\":\"\ud83d\udea8 Trump Calls Looming Supply Shortages a \u201cGood Thing\u201d - 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