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The U.S. economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter of 2025, with GDP contracting at an annualized rate of -0.5% and consumer spending grew just 0.5%, its weakest pace in over four years, and job seekers are struggling more to find work.
And instead of simply focusing on lowering prices "on Day One" like he said he would during the campaign, Trump's asinine tariff policy, erratic behavior, and mass firings of patriotic public servants have crushed families and produced uncertainty in the markets, as he destroys at lightning speed the economy Biden rebuilt.
And now he plans to throw millions of Americans off Medicaid and food assistance to add even more pain.
And instead of simply focusing on lowering prices "on Day One" like he said he would during the campaign, Trump's asinine tariff policy, erratic behavior, and mass firings of patriotic public servants have crushed families and produced uncertainty in the markets, as he destroys at lightning speed the economy Biden rebuilt.
And now he plans to throw millions of Americans off Medicaid and food assistance to add even more pain.
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