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Hi there, my sanction is Alexa, and for each period of Donald Trump's presidency, I'm tracking the existent numbers achieved by his administration connected BuzzFeed.
(AKA the unemployment rate, outgo of eggs, state prices, inflation, the Dow Jones, whether citizens received a stimulus check, and Trump's wide support rating.)
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But the 79-year-old honestly isn't warring the claims *too* hard. Exhibit A: Earlier this week, erstwhile speaking to reporters astir perchance sending the National Guard to Chicago, Trump said of radical critiquing his actions:
"They say, 'We don't request him! Freedom, freedom! He's a dictator! He's a dictator!' A batch of radical are saying possibly we'd similar a dictator." Then helium clarified, "I don't similar a dictator. I'm not a dictator. I'm a antheral with large communal sense, and I'm a astute person."
So, here's however the system nether a "smart man" who was decidedly not crossing D-word lines successful July of 2025 played out:
Note: Data connected ostentation is released a fewer weeks aft each period has ended, truthful our reports volition look astatine the erstwhile month's numbers.
Before the vertebrate flu wreaked havoc connected ovum prices, a twelve people A eggs utilized to outgo astir $2.00. Today, that fig sits astir $3.60. We're not rather backmost to the glory of baking days, but we're surely person than we were successful March erstwhile prices deed $6.23 connected average.
Orange is the caller black. Beef is the caller eggs.
If you've been considering cutting reddish nutrient retired of your life, present mightiness beryllium the champion time. It'll surely prevention you from a burger-sized spread burning done your pocket.
A crushed chuck of 100% beef reached a seven-month precocious successful July. Now it'll outgo you astir $6.34 for a azygous pound.
Every clip I driblet a caller monthly report, commenters curse they've ne'er seen specified debased state numbers successful each of 2025. But, connected AVERAGE, the US Energy Information Administration says a gallon of state is sitting astir $3.25 successful the US. It's been beauteous overmuch the aforesaid each year.
Not to scare immoderate MAGA heads here, but Trump's ostentation rate is creeping toward the percent Biden ended his presidency on... I conscionable thought y'all should know.
After 2 months of notable gains (which honestly followed 2 months of disastrous losses), July threw retired a measly 0.2 percent summation successful the Dow Jones. I conjecture we'll instrumentality immoderate we tin get.
LOL. Does anyone inactive deliberation we'll really get one? If you person a relative who's inactive convinced, PLEASE archer maine astir it successful the comments.
Those are our stats for July. Now, let's look astatine comments we received connected our last edition successful a small conception I similar to telephone ✨Comment Corner✨.
At this point, we request to commencement a thread successful the comments. Everyone, archer maine what authorities you're successful and however overmuch you precocious paid for a gallon of gas. ⛽️
I volition so ne'er brag astir my state implementing higher taxes connected products I bargain and past doing who knows what with the money. You got maine there!