Todd,

Let’s walk the convicted felon through the facts, since his post is yet another exercise in economic fiction wrapped in finger-pointing. Oil prices per barrel are down, yes, but gas prices at the pump have increased, and that’s due to market dynamics like refining costs, seasonal demand, and supply chain factors, not presidential policy. Presidents don’t set gas prices, and he knows that. He’s just banking on people not knowing how commodity pricing works. Interest rates are not down. The Federal Reserve has held rates steady because it lacks confidence in economic stability and is waiting for sustained signs that inflation is under control. The Fed is deliberately cautious because of uncertainty created by reckless and incoherent economic policy proposals like tariffs and tax cuts that balloon the deficit. Inflation is not zero. It has been coming down for 18 months, but it’s still higher than the Fed’s target. Saying “there is NO INFLATION” is both dishonest and economically illiterate. Prices are still rising, they’re just not rising as fast as they were. That doesn’t mean everything suddenly got cheaper. As for China’s markets “crashing”, that’s false. China has economic struggles, yes, but it’s the U.S. stock market that just experienced volatility due to Fed uncertainty, trade war threats, and rising consumer debt. The narrative that we’re bringing in “billions” from tariffs is also disinformation. Tariffs are taxes on Americans, not foreign governments. Consumers and businesses here pay those costs, not China or any other country. And that bit about China raising tariffs by 34%? That’s what happens when you antagonize trade partners without a strategy. They retaliate. It’s not strength; it’s economic sabotage. So to sum it up: gas is up, interest rates aren’t down, inflation still exists, markets are shaky here, not crashing there, and the tariffs you keep bragging about are a self-imposed tax on the American people. No amount of all-caps slogans will change that.