{"id":1055508,"date":"2025-08-07T09:21:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1055508"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:21:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:21:05","slug":"everything-is-about-to-get-really-expensive-trumps-erratic-trade-war-pushes-prices-even-higher-and-abandons-american-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/everything-is-about-to-get-really-expensive-trumps-erratic-trade-war-pushes-prices-even-higher-and-abandons-american-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cEverything is About to Get Really Expensive\u201d: Trump\u2019s Erratic Trade War Pushes Prices Even Higher and Abandons American Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As a result of today\u2019s escalation of his ongoing trade war, Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs are now taxing the vast majority of goods coming into the U.S., and Americans are suffering the consequences. Under Trump, inflation has accelerated, and the manufacturing sector has lost 28,000<\/a> jobs since he took office. Now, Trump is imposing additional inflationary tariffs that will only increase prices on working families who are already struggling to afford everything, from gas to groceries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump has dragged us into an unnecessary trade war that\u2019s already caused economic chaos \u2014 and the worst is yet to come. Americans are bracing for even higher prices as Trump continues to cost Americans their jobs and ravage the manufacturing sector. After failing to deliver on his trade \u2018deals\u2019 and extending the deadline again and again, Trump is imposing additional trade policies that will devastate working families who are already struggling and kill small businesses that power our economy. Trump was elected on the promise that he would lower costs \u2014 but his economic agenda is making life less affordable for working Americans.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Trump\u2019s reckless trade war is killing jobs<\/a> across the country and costing working families<\/a> and small businesses<\/a> billions<\/a>, he has failed<\/a> to secure the 200 \u201cdeals\u201d that he promised. Thanks to Trump\u2019s erratic trade war, manufacturing contracted<\/a> for the fifth month in a row. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As inflation worsens and the job market tanks under Trump, consumers\u2019 views on job opportunities<\/a> reached their gloomiest level since March 2021. Only one-quarter<\/a> of U.S. adults say that Trump\u2019s policies have helped them since he took office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a result of today\u2019s escalation of his ongoing trade war, Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs are now taxing the vast majority of goods coming into the U.S., and Americans are suffering the consequences. Under Trump, inflation has accelerated, and the manufacturing sector has lost 28,000 jobs since he took office. 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