From the One Big Beautiful Bill to the secrecy of the Epstein files, it has been an interesting 250 days of President Donald Trump’s second term.
On the economic front, President Trump has made a couple of questionable decisions. The One Big Beautiful Bill he enacted on July 4th provided $117 billion in tax cuts for the wealthy. It is projected to add over $1 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, while simultaneously removing critical medical care for 7.5 million Americans.
If that was not bad enough, he has decided to impose tariffs on various countries in an attempt to bring back jobs, ultimately leading to price increases for the average consumer and forcing them to choose between necessities such as rent and food, rather than having both.
Even in manufacturing jobs, the effect has been negative. Last month, 12,000 jobs were lost in the manufacturing sector as companies dealt with inconsistent tariffs and perhaps felt that it was unnecessary to move factories back to the U.S.
With the uncertainty of tariffs, companies don’t feel the need to employ more people, as they don’t know when they can go back to China and other countries. For the first time since COVID-19, jobs have been down, and it seems like the decline in economic growth is not going to slow down.
On the political front, Trump’s use of ICE has harmed immigrants facing a whole other set of troubles. Random people are being pulled off the street and denied their due process rights.
Alarmingly, Trump has started to utilize executive orders to force National Guard units to occupy cities, including Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and Memphis, in a display of intimidation.
It is clear that Trump is failing to fulfill his promises and is turning to extreme tactics to try to silence the increasingly dissatisfied crowd.
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