There was a disconnect between the Trump administration and voters shortly after the 2024 election, when Donald Trump said he would do nothing to reduce prices and inflation because those issues were too difficult.
Many swing voters who voted for Trump did so because they believed him when he said he would lower prices and inflation immediately if returned to the White House.
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This turned out to be another Trump promise that was a complete lie.
During the campaign, Trump sometimes blurted out his real plan at rallies. Trump has made numerous supportive statements that he believes the really important problems in the country are not inflation and rising costs, but immigration and crime.
Trump always intended to use the White House to further his own interests, not those of the American people.
The president’s refusal to listen to the people has sparked the largest protests against an American president in history.
The more Trump ignores them, the louder and bigger the protests become. There are now signs that the energy behind the protests is transferring to the ballot box.
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