Trump’s Big Brag Implodes in Disastrous Reversal

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly pointed to the economy as one of his administration’s signature successes, but new figures suggest that claim does not hold up under scrutiny.

Inflation-adjusted wages for most workers have risen by just 0.1 percent since Trump’s return to office in January 2025, according to https://www.axios.com/2026/06/11/trump-inflation-wages-economy" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/11/trump-inflation-wages-economy">Axios, meaning workers aren’t actually better off in real terms.

Rising real wages have been repeatedly used by the White House to argue that the economy is strengthening.

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