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Trump says the U.S. is 'richer and stronger than ever'—why some Americans don't feel it President Donald Trump touted economic wins during his State of the Union address. But Americans and economists say affordability is still a major issue.

“Richer and stronger than ever” is a bold claim when groceries, rent, and utilities are still squeezing families.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/02/trump-touts-affordability-some-americans-still-feel-crisis.html

WATCH THIS: Thom Tillis torches Kristi Noem's policy requiring her personal sign-off for FEMA disaster aid over $100K—leaving billions in aid relief sitting on her desk while Hurricane Helene survivors wait for her to clear the red tape.

Trump says affordability crisis is over. Voters and data disagree Despite claims, polls and economists say tariffs and structural pressures keep US households under strain

Heavy on the disagree ➕
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/27/trump-state-union-inflation-prices-affordability

Trump’s escalation in Iran is already pushing oil prices higher—and experts say gas could rise 5–10 cents per DAY.

Trump’s tearing up decades of climate research from NASA and NOAA and calling it progress.

Why Renewables Beat Fossil Fuels for Data Centers Talking with Climate Power senior advisor Jesse Lee.

If tech giants want to build data centers, the message is simple: power them with clean energy—not coal and gas—and don’t pass the cost on to ratepayers. https://heatmap.news/plus/the-fight/qa/jesse-lee-climate-power

The Trump effect.

Trump’s gutting of environmental standards endangers Americans’ health and finances | Editorial Americans — and the world at large — will be paying for the administration’s shortsightedness for years to come.

Trump’s “clean coal” apparently comes with dirty air and receipts. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/epa-endangerment-finding-pollution-emissions-mercury-20260228.html

Trump vowed “no more wars” and lower costs. Now he’s launching military action in Iran that will spike global oil prices and jack up prices at the pump.

He had the chance to build a clean energy economy to protect families from foreign oil shocks—instead, we'll foot the bill.

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They win, we lose 😩

While families are drowning in higher rent, grocery, and utility bills, Kristi Noem is making us less safe.

E&E News: US insurance prices will rise if climate science center closes, actuaries warn An industry group told federal officials that losing the National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken insurance “stability and affordability.”

Less climate data = more uncertainty = higher rates.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2026/02/26/us-insurance-prices-will-rise-if-climate-science-center-closes-actuaries-warn-00798718

Trump EPA declares no harm from climate change Editor’s note: On Feb. 18, a coalition of health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and …

They say this while there will be 18+ billion tons of pollution, 58,000 early deaths, 37 million more asthma attacks, $1.4 trillion more in gas costs, and 450,000 jobs lost.

Okay.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-epa-declares-no-harm-115638226.html

Trump dismantled core climate and environmental protections so billionaires could pollute our air and water. He’s the most pro-pollution president in modern US history.

Trump’s FEMA shut down the team preparing millions of Americans for hurricanes, floods, and fires—and even trashed all the materials they would need.

Trump avoided talking about the climate crisis altogether during his State of the Union address. The truth he’s trying to hide is that energy bills are up and clean energy jobs are down.

After the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs—taking a weight off of clean energy technology so it can help bring down utility bills—he responded by imposing new reckless tariffs anyway.

More states look to virtual power plants to fight rising electric… A dozen state legislatures are pushing measures to launch or expand programs that rely on customers’ thermostats, batteries, and EVs to relieve the grid.

The answer to rising energy costs will always be clean energy ⚡
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/more-states-look-to-virtual-power-plants

Trump Summons Amazon, Google, Meta to Sign Power-Cost Pledge President Donald Trump is convening technology executives at the White House next week to sign pledges committing their companies to foot the electricity bill for energy-hungry data centers.

Voters don’t want empty pledges from Trump—they want more power sources for rising data-center demand, not policies that cut clean energy and drive prices up. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/trump-summons-amazon-google-meta-to-sign-power-cost-pledge

Trump spent last night claiming that Americans were "tired of winning," but those same Americans can't even make ends meet.

Trump claimed our union is strong. But families are facing higher energy costs, rising prices, and bills that keep getting harder to pay. That’s not the picture of strength people are living with.

E&E News: Trump takes victory lap on energy as electricity prices soar The president announced an initiative that will have big tech companies provide their own power for data centers.

Perfect headline, no notes. https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2026/02/25/trump-takes-victory-lap-on-energy-as-electricity-prices-soar-00795747

Last night, Trump tried to sell Americans a fantasy. But energy costs are up. Grocery prices are up. Health care premiums are up.

Families are paying the price—no matter what he said at the podium.

Trump's empty promise that AI data centers will lower electricity prices isn’t backed by reality. Americans support data centers powered by clean energy—not fossil fuels that risk even higher utility bills.

No, prices are not “plummeting.” Electricity costs went up as much as 13%, and families paid $116 more for power last year. Yet, Trump keeps touting affordability while his agenda keeps making life anything but affordable.

If America is “the hottest country,” it’s because of record and deadly heat waves and climate disasters, not because Trump is rebuilding our economy. 173,000 clean energy jobs have been lost or put on hold because he chose Big Oil over US workers.

“We need to make sure Big Oil and the biggest polluters don’t pass on the check to all of us, because polluters should pay.” —Sen. Chris Van Hollen

Instead of strengthening FEMA as disasters intensify, Trump diverted $600 million from its budget to build migrant detention centers.

Less funding for relief. Less support for recovery. Communities hit by storms deserve leadership, not sabotage.

The numbers he cites aren’t the reality people are living in. If this is what he calls affordable, why does it feel impossible to afford a life in America?