{"id":1052916,"date":"2025-05-15T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052916"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:00:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:00:45","slug":"trumps-agenda-higher-prices-for-working-families-cashing-in-for-his-corrupt-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-agenda-higher-prices-for-working-families-cashing-in-for-his-corrupt-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP\u2019S AGENDA: Higher Prices for Working Families \u2014 Cashing In for His Corrupt Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Donald Trump and his administration are showing their true colors, letting costs skyrocket while they cash in for themselves. While prices continue to rise and a recession looms, Trump and his Cabinet of cronies have no solutions \u2014 instead they\u2019re too busy grifting off the American people to look out for working families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW: Donald Trump\u2019s chaotic and unaffordable economic agenda is raising prices on working families. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wall Street Journal<\/a>: \u201cWalmart Plans to Raise Prices Because of Tariffs\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe retailer said Thursday that it plans to raise prices this month and early this summer<\/strong>, passing along some of the cost as tariff-affected merchandise hits store shelves. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWalmart is already raising some prices <\/strong>as its suppliers pass through higher costs. For example, tariffs drove up the price of bananas, one of the most frequently purchased items at Walmart, to 54 cents a pound, up from 50 cents,<\/strong> he said.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cBridgestone Eyes Price Hikes,<\/strong> More US Output to Counter Tariffs\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPrice hikes are also \u2018on the table\u2019 to counter impact from US tariffs,<\/strong> Chief Executive Officer Shuichi Ishibashi said in an earnings call Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe company is expecting a direct impact from US tariffs of about 45 billion yen ($309 million).\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Trump\u2019s corrupt Cabinet officials are following Trump\u2019s <\/strong>example<\/strong><\/a> and cashing in on their offices, raking in millions. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cThe Department of Homeland Security is planning on a new Gulfstream V<\/strong>, an agency official confirmed Wednesday \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[T]he aircraft would be primarily used by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem.<\/strong> [Representative Lauren] Underwood said the funding, which she placed at $50 million, would be taken from the budget of the Coast Guard<\/strong>, which is overseen by the DHS. \u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe military service ordered a new executive jet<\/strong>, the Gulfstream 550, in 2020 at a cost of about $66 million<\/strong> and began using it two years later.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ProPublica<\/a>: \u201cU.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAttorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares of Trump Media the same day that President Donald Trump unveiled bruising new tariffs <\/strong>that caused the stock market to plummet, according to records obtained Wednesday by ProPublica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump Media<\/strong>, which runs the social media platform Truth Social, fell 13% in the following days.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/a>: \u201cBondi, meanwhile, is facing scrutiny over her previous work as a foreign lobbyist for Qatar following reports that the Qatari government wants to give Trump a luxury plane.\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ProPublica<\/a>: \u201cThe Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe State Department conducted a monthslong campaign to push a small African country to help Musk\u2019s satellite internet company<\/strong>, records and interviews show.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Karl, ABC News<\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar.<\/strong> \u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerhaps the biggest foreign gift ever.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMINDER: Trump\u2019s agenda has skyrocketed prices with no end in sight and sent inflation expectations to record highs, as he drives the economy toward recession. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wall Street Journal<\/a>: \u201cMattel Plans Price Increases on American Toys\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cTrump Tariffs Are Already Wreaking Havoc on Holiday Shopping\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump took the US economy to the brink of a crisis in just 100 days\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut the president deliberately and singlehandedly adopted policies that are almost certain to spike prices even more<\/strong>; that could lead to shortages; and that have CEOs and small businesses dealing with chaos and the possibility of a recession.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Insider<\/a>: \u201cThe worst is yet to come: <\/strong>Trump\u2019s tariffs could mean even higher prices and empty shelves within weeks\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cThree-Year Inflation Views at Highest Since 2022<\/strong> in Fed Survey\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmericans\u2019 \u2026 views on the job market worsened \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecession concerns have grown<\/strong>, and most economists expect tariffs to boost prices and weigh on growth. \u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[E]xpected household income growth fell to the lowest since April 2021.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cJamie Dimon continues to warn of recession, despite pullback in China tariffs\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Donald Trump and his administration are showing their true colors, letting costs skyrocket while they cash in for themselves. While prices continue to rise and a recession looms, Trump and his Cabinet of cronies have no solutions \u2014 instead they\u2019re too busy grifting off the American people to look out for working families. 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