{"id":62804,"date":"2026-02-12T09:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=62804"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:17:47","slug":"reporting-only-half-of-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=62804","title":{"rendered":"Reporting Only Half Of The Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, The Western Journal<\/a> posted an article about the mainstream media’s reports on the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on America’s economy. The focus of the mainstream media is on how much the tariffs are costing the average American. If you are an average American, you might have noticed a little more money in your pocket at the end of the month–not less. The cost of the tariffs had been more than made up for by the lowering of the gasoline prices. If we could just finish getting other energy prices down, we would have it made.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Media outlets were quick to glom onto a study that found President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs resulted in a $1,000 increase in costs to the average American household.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, they did not couple it with the savings Americans are experiencing overall, thanks to Trump\u2019s economic policies, which more than offset the price of tariffs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Tax Foundation<\/a>, which leans conservative, does not like tariffs, as its latest study<\/a> confirms. They came out strongly against<\/a> Trump\u2019s tariffs beginning in February 2025, shortly after he took office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABC News<\/strong><\/a> reported, \u201cThe research called Trump\u2019s tariffs \u2018the largest U.S. tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993.\u2019 It suggests the president\u2019s signature economic policy is exacerbating cost of living concerns at a time when many households are grappling with persistently high prices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to the research think tank Tax Foundation, the federal government collected $264 billion in total tariff revenues in 2025 \u2014 far short of the trillions regularly touted by the White House. The research also finds the tariffs will offset most of the economic benefits of the new tax cuts from Trump\u2019s signature tax law that took effect this year,\u201d the news outlet added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

During a recent appearance on Megyn Kelly\u2019s podcast, Vice President J.D. Vance said<\/a>, \u201cIf you look at the numbers on affordability, they are starting to move in our direction.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s clear movement from where there was, say, four or five months ago,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vance went on to note that due to inflation spiking to over 9 percent during the Biden administration, the average household lost about $3,000 in buying power.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, \u201cThe average American household \u2026 has gained about $1,200 during the Trump administration,\u201d he said, arguing that this is why people are still feeling the pinch, because they are still $1,800 per year poorer than when Biden took office in 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize there\u2019s still a lot of work to do,\u201d the vice president argued, but things are going in the right direction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you take tariffs in the context of everything else Trump and his team are doing economically, Americans are definitely better off than they were under Biden.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It would be nice if the mainstream media would report the WHOLE story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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