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Representative Ro Khanna - The split screen in our politics this past week was particularly stunning. Inflation rose to 3.8% as President Donald Trump’s illegal war against Iran drove gas prices to $4.53 a gallon. Under Trump, gas is up 28.4%, airfares are up 20.7%, energy costs are up 17.9% and beef and veal are up 14.8%. Yet when questioned this week about Iran, the president said, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody. I think about one thing: We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all.”

Americans are hurting in this economy. From farmers to manufacturers to working-class families, people are struggling to get by.  The reality is that Trump has no vision to improve Americans’ lives.

Trump promised to lower costs, bring back American manufacturing and end overseas wars. But the reality is that Trump has no vision to improve Americans’ lives. Americans are tired of his chaotic economic policies. Recent polling found that 77% of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, say Trump’s policies have made the affordability crisis worse in their communities.