For months, the talking heads on TV warned us about economic disaster. They painted scary pictures of skyrocketing prices at the grocery store and gas pump. The so-called experts claimed President Trump’s trade policies would hurt American families where it matters most – right in the pocketbook. They said tariffs would make everything cost more. Your coffee. Your kids’ clothes. Everything.
Well, it turns out the doom-and-gloom crowd got it wrong. Again. The latest numbers from Washington tell a very different story about what’s actually happening to prices in Trump’s America.
The May inflation report just dropped, and it’s making the critics eat their words. Consumer prices barely budged last month, rising just 0.1% – marking the fourth straight month of tame inflation. That’s right, four months in a row of the experts being dead wrong about Trump’s tariffs hurting American families.
From ‘Breitbart’:
U.S consumer prices barely rose at all in May, the fourth straight month of mild inflation and a sign that the Trump administration’s tariffs have not raised prices on American households.
The Numbers Don’t Lie
Let’s talk about what these numbers mean for your family budget. Overall, prices are up just 2.4% compared to last year. That’s not the catastrophe the media promised, is it? Even better, energy prices actually fell 2.4% in May. When’s the last time you heard good news about energy costs?
Here’s the kicker – gasoline prices are down a whopping 12% compared to last year. Think about that next time you fill up your tank. While the media was busy predicting economic doom, American families were actually saving money at the pump. That’s real money back in your pocket, not some abstract economic theory.
The good news doesn’t stop there. New car prices dropped 0.3% in May. That’s the second month of declining car prices this year. Clothing prices fell too. Even those durable goods that economists swore would get hammered by tariffs? They’re flat compared to last year. Zero increase. Zilch.
Wall Street Takes Notice
The financial markets saw what Main Street already knew – Trump’s economic policies are working. Stock futures jumped when the inflation numbers came out. Even the experts who predicted disaster are changing their tune.
Michael Pugliese, a senior economist at Wells Fargo, called the inflation reading “pretty unambiguously good.” In plain English? They were wrong. Trump was right. He admitted it’s too early to draw conclusions about tariff effects, but the numbers speak for themselves.
Even CNN had to admit that inflation “rose less than expected last month despite Trump’s tariffs.” That headline must have hurt to write. They noted that economists had forecast higher inflation, but reality had other plans. The core inflation rate rose just 0.1% and held steady at 2.8% annually.
What This Means for Your Wallet
While the media focused on hypothetical disasters, real businesses adapted to keep prices low for American consumers. Major retailers like Walmart pledged to “do our best to keep our prices as low as possible.” That’s the free market at work – companies competing for your business, not the price explosion we were promised.
The data shows American families are winning on multiple fronts. Grocery prices rose just 0.3%. That basically reverses the previous month’s decline. Restaurant prices are manageable. Even egg prices dropped 2.7% in May. Your breakfast just got cheaper.
The inflation numbers prove what conservatives have long believed – smart trade policy can protect American workers without punishing American consumers. The experts said it couldn’t be done. They said we’d have to choose between good jobs and affordable prices. Trump proved we can have both.
Key Takeaways
- May inflation hit just 0.1%, proving Trump’s tariffs didn’t raise prices
- Gas prices dropped 12% year-over-year, saving American families real money
- Stock markets celebrated as even critics admitted the numbers were “unambiguously good”
- Four straight months of low inflation vindicate America First economic policies
