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Trump's go-to economic boast vanishes in new data: report
Trump Lit the Fuse, Then Tried to Sell the SmokeThe Numbers Finally Caught UpThe source story is simple enough: inflation-adjusted wage gains that once gave Trump a talking point have been erased, with compensation now only 0.1 percent higher since January 2025. That is not a minor wobble. It is the bill arriving after an energy shock, and households are paying it in reduced purchasing power.Power Sat With the PresidentThe person with actual institutional power here is Donald Trump. He is the president. He chose the war in Iran, and the source says that war has helped push the Strait of…
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