I'm Very Curious About How MAGA Will Try To Explain Away This Look At How Donald Trump's Economy Is Going...

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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.)

Unless you've been surviving successful sweet, saccharine denial, past you cognize the US and Israel person been astatine warfare with Iran since Feb. 28, and capable clip has yet passed that we tin spot however our engagement is affecting the US economy. So, whether you're acceptable oregon not, here's the beginnings of the messiness Trump got america in.

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. 

Unemployment has remained mostly the aforesaid successful 2026, bouncing betwixt 4.3% and 4.4%. In March, we saw a flimsy easiness backmost to 4.3% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Overall, the fig is up since Joe Biden closed retired his last days successful office. 

Unfortunately, it's not. Between February and present — aka the Strait of Hormuz struggle timeline — state has skyrocketed to a nation-wide mean of $3.771 a gallon, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

(And spoiler: I took a peek astatine adjacent month's data, and it's already over $4.)

Trump has managed to enactment retired of the 3% scope for astir of his presidency, but the ostentation complaint jumped by astir an full percent constituent month-over-month. Now, we're sitting astatine 3.3%, according to his ain Burea of Labor Statistics.

Though I'm definite you already felt this deed your wallet. 

For months, arsenic the mundane American struggled to support up with the basal outgo of living, those privileged capable to put person seen gains successful the banal market. However, for the archetypal clip since Trump announced planetary tariffs — and the marketplace became truthful volatile that Wikipedia present has an authoritative 2025 Stock Market Crash leafage — the Dow Jones saw a HUGE drop.

That's right. The DOW experienced a 5% loss — the largest dip we've seen successful each of Trump's presidency.

Did we get a stimulus check?

I person a elemental connection for you:

Surprisingly (or possibly not, due to the fact that it's hard to astonishment maine now), Trump's support standing dipped lone somewhat amid quality of the "Peace President's" war.

Reuters reports that, arsenic of the extremity of March, astir 36% of Americans o.k. of his actions. So, I conjecture that basal is inactive holding on. What bash you deliberation their past straw could perchance be?

Those are our stats for February. Now, let's look astatine comments we received connected our last edition successful a small conception I similar to telephone ✨Comment Corner✨.

Babe... I person immoderate unfortunate quality for you...

Funny enough, you near that remark 27 days agone and Trump has since cycled betwixt saying the warfare is over, negotiations are incoming, and making caller threats connected Iran respective times. 

Hey, look connected the agleam side! It's 36% now...

Yeah, sorry, I can't assistance you here. That antheral has a grip connected his followers that doesn't look shakable. It'd beryllium awesome if it wasn't truthful scary. 

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And if that wasn't cringey capable for you, let maine to present you to BuzzFeed's latest: The Cringe Report. "A play bid wherever we circular up the weirdest, wildest, and astir WTF moments you mightiness person missed owed to each the chaos going connected successful President Donald Trump's America."

...and the internet's expert-level commentary.

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