Staff Reports
The left has been shrieking about tariffs wrecking the economy and sending prices through the roof, but the hard data just keeps proving them wrong. August’s inflation numbers show that core inflation—the real measure that strips out food and energy volatility—actually slowed down. Durable goods, the very items the liberals claimed would be hammered by tariffs, didn’t just hold steady; their prices went down for the second month in a row. That’s right: the supposed economic disaster from Trump’s trade stance hasn’t materialized for everyday Americans.
Consumer spending is up, and that’s the key. When hardworking Americans get raises and more money in their pockets, they spend more. Personal income rose, wages moved up alongside inflation, and real disposable income—the money left after accounting for taxes and prices—inched higher. This is a direct rebuke to the liberal narrative that Trump’s tariffs are killing jobs and crushing paychecks. Instead, people are earning and spending more, not less. The free-spending Americans the left mocks as greedy capitalists are fueling this economy, not some fleeting bubble inflated by reckless government spending or Fed gimmicks.
US inflation continued to steadily pick up, while consumer spending increased slightly more than expected in August, keeping the economy on solid ground. Read: https://t.co/jhsoweCXc6 pic.twitter.com/c3gL6JwHlD
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) September 26, 2025
Meanwhile, prices on the things that matter—durable goods and everyday items—are barely rising. The annualized inflation rate on durable goods since President Trump took office is a microscopic 0.6 percent. That’s far below the doomsday predictions floated by globalist elites who want to see us kneel before China and open our markets to endless exploitation. Yet progressives keep yapping about “rising costs,” ignoring the real facts. They want Americans to believe that any inflation is inevitable under Trump’s America First agenda. But here’s the truth: tariffs are a slow, strategic tool keeping China’s cheating in check without crushing the American family budget.
Of course, the inflationary pressure we see is mainly in the service sector—areas less affected by trade policy—which surged slightly. Food and energy prices rose, but these are notoriously volatile and often influenced by global factors beyond America’s borders. The liberal media conveniently downplays how rising wages offset these costs, or how federal incompetence in energy policy and global supply chains earlier in the decade made these sectors more fragile. Yet, will the left ever take responsibility for their own failed policies? Don’t hold your breath.
At the end of the day, the numbers don’t just show resilience—they reveal conservative economic leadership paying off. President Trump’s tough stance on trade is safeguarding American industry without torching household budgets. The real winners are everyday Americans, not the globalist insiders and bureaucrats obsessed with open borders and endless foreign dependence. So, the next time someone starts whining about tariffs and inflation, show them these facts and ask: if tariffs were such a disaster, why are prices on durable goods falling and real incomes rising? America is winning under Trump, whether the liberal elites like it or not.
