Rising gas and grocery costs squeeze American households
High gas prices and grocery bills are hitting regular Americans hard, and even some Trump voters are turning on him over it.
- Diesel topped $6 a gallon for the first time, and gas is above $4 nationally, pushing up the price of everything else.
- People are rationing fill-ups and cutting grocery baskets in half, with basics like chicken nuggets and cheese now painfully expensive.
- The Iran war is blamed for much of the fuel spike, and Trump has suggested high gas prices are worth it to stop Iran getting a nuclear weapon.
- Long-time Trump supporters are now saying they were better off under Biden, while he spends the weekend at a golf tournament in Ireland.
- The job market is grinding people down too: endless interview rounds, AI resume filters, and nothing paying above minimum wage.
Outlook: Rent is already falling in cities like Austin, Denver, Phoenix and Las Vegas — a sign the economy is cooling fast while the war looks set to drag on for years.