{"id":2446455,"date":"2025-06-12T12:16:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/promise-made-promise-kept-as-trump-reverses-4-years-of-income-loss-under-biden\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:19:06","slug":"promise-made-promise-kept-as-trump-reverses-4-years-of-income-loss-under-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/promise-made-promise-kept-as-trump-reverses-4-years-of-income-loss-under-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Promise Made, Promise Kept As Trump Reverses 4 Years of Income Loss Under Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpromise-made-promise-kept-as-trump-reverses-4-years-of-income-loss-under-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2446455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President Donald Trump&#8217;s economic performance during his second term, highlighting improvements in workers&#8217; buying power compared to the previous administration of President Joe Biden. Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni observed that, in Trump&#8217;s initial months, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-voters-dont-care-about-much-else-other-than-inflation\/\" title=\"Why voters prioritize ... over other issues\">average weekly paycheck<\/a> for workers increased by 1.3% when adjusted for inflation, contrasting with a decline experienced during Biden&#8217;s entire term.Antoni emphasizes that real wages are rising as inflation rates decrease, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-obviously-skipped-the-lesson-in-ethics-lisa-kennedy-says-chris-and-andrew-cuomo-should-be-ashamed-of-themselves\/\" title=\"\u2018They Obviously Skipped The Lesson In Ethics\u2019: Lisa Kennedy Says Chris And Andrew Cuomo \u2018Should Be Ashamed Of Themselves\u2019\">recent reports indicating<\/a> that inflation in May 2025 was considerably lower than expected at only 0.1%. <\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted a slight rise in the Consumer Price Index, but the increase year-over-year was minimal, suggesting a potential cooling of inflation.The article references other economists who corroborate this trend,indicating that previous fears regarding inflation due to Trump&#8217;s tariff policies have not materialized,with some suggesting that the overall economic impact of these tariffs has been negligible.the article portrays a favorable view of Trump&#8217;s economic strategies, claiming they lead to a recovery in workers&#8217; purchasing power and lower inflation rates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump campaigned on bringing prices down and restoring buying power to working Americans, and he is delivering on that promise.<\/p>\n<p>Heritage Foundation economist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-4-months-trump-fed-predicts-gdp-spike-current-quarter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E.J. Antoni<\/a> posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >graph showing weekly earnings<\/a> for workers in Trump&rsquo;s second term versus Biden&rsquo;s term.<\/p>\n<p>Buying power declined, on the whole, during Biden&rsquo;s entire four years in office, but it is up during Trump&rsquo;s first four months.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;THIS is what matters to the American middle class &ndash; what you can buy with the average weekly paycheck is up 1.3% during Trump&rsquo;s 2nd term; this inflation-adjusted measure plunged under Biden but is now seeing a strong recovery,&rdquo; Antoni wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THIS is what matters to the American middle class &ndash; what you can buy with the average weekly paycheck is up 1.3% during Trump&rsquo;s 2nd term; this inflation-adjusted measure plunged under Biden but is now seeing a strong recovery: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yhBYhxaX3u\">pic.twitter.com\/yhBYhxaX3u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealEJAntoni\/status\/1932817338698772968?\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/cpi.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Wednesday that the Consumer Price Index rose just 0.1 percent in May, after rising 0.2 percent in April.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Although the M\/M rate of increase in the CPI was lower in May compared to Apr, the Y\/Y increase rose from 2.3% to 2.4% b\/c the small increase in prices from Apr to May &rsquo;24 dropped out of the annual calculation; a few more months of tame inflation and the Y\/Y rate will hit 2.0%&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q88eJNSHXZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Q88eJNSHXZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealEJAntoni\/status\/1932813494115619302?\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Antoni noted that if the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-celebrates-major-economic-win-march-inflation-report-shows-incredible-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation rate<\/a> keeps up, it will only be 1.4 percent annually for Trump versus the 3.1 percent annualized rate under Biden during his last 30 months in office, not to mention the 8.6 percent which slammed American consumers during Biden&rsquo;s first 18 months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Inflation during Trump&rsquo;s 2nd term is an annualized 1.4%, which is less than the &rsquo;09-&rsquo;20 average of 1.8% and less than half the 3.1% annualized rate during Biden&rsquo;s last 30 months &ndash; to say nothing of the 8.6% rate during Biden&rsquo;s first 18 months&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bAZNJ2K55c\">pic.twitter.com\/bAZNJ2K55c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealEJAntoni\/status\/1932809590552293826?\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/11\/business\/cpi-may-inflation-tariffs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> acknowledged that the inflation which some economists anticipated due to Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-tariffs-working-advertised-trade-deficit-plummets-record-amount-april\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tariff policy<\/a> so far has not materialized.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A drop in airline fares and energy prices also helped to offset an increase in housing-related costs and those related to dining out,&rdquo; the Times said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">May inflation rate 1\/2 of what was expected&hellip;turning a down pre-market all green. So far the Fed&rsquo;s inflation boogeyman is nowhere to be seen. Talk about Powell being behind the curve&hellip;again! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4L91Unhk2n\">pic.twitter.com\/4L91Unhk2n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Asman (@DavidAsmanfox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidAsmanfox\/status\/1932779376673714488?\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Samuel Tombs, chief U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, called the tariff impact &ldquo;microscopic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But he hedged by saying that is &ldquo;entirely in keeping with past evidence showing that retailers usually take at least three months to pass on cost increases to consumers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The White House official Rapid Response X account posted a report from CNBC&rsquo;s Rick Santelli pointing out that inflation came in light.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Inflation has come in BELOW economists&rsquo; expectations every single month since President Trump took office,&rdquo; the White House noted based on his remarks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; JUST IN: Inflation in May came in LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED for yet another month.<\/p>\n<p>Inflation has come in BELOW economists&rsquo; expectations every single month since President Trump took office. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2OgT0UoEpm\">pic.twitter.com\/2OgT0UoEpm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1932784914300084510?\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Santelli concluded, &ldquo;Inflation certainly looks like it is cooling a bit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So a Trump promise made has also been kept, since Americans&rsquo; real wages are growing as prices drop.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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