Trump Action Archive

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• Trump energy secretary acknowledges gas prices unlikely to fall below $3 per gallon until 2027 — Chris Wright, US Secretary of Energy, told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday that gasoline prices might not return below $3 per gallon until 2027, contradicting earlier statements and Trump's campaign promise of sub-$2 gas. Wright acknowledged uncertainty about timing while maintaining prices have "likely peaked." Gas prices had climbed to $3.98 in late March and stabilized above $4 in April following US-Iran military escalation, with 67–68% of the public disapproving of Trump's handling of the war and inflation.
• Trump criticized Energy Secretary Chris Wright over gas price statements — President Trump publicly disagreed with Energy Secretary Chris Wright's CNN statement that gas prices may not return below $3 per gallon until next year—after the November midterm elections. Trump told The Hill he believes Wright is "totally wrong" on the assessment. Wright had previously told Semafor that prices would remain "high and maybe even rising" until meaningful ship traffic returns to the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had earlier promised gas prices would quickly normalize once the Iran conflict ended.
• Trump Energy Secretary states gas prices may not recover until 2027 — Trump's Energy Secretary publicly stated that gas prices may not recover until 2027. Trump responded by calling the Energy Secretary "totally wrong," contradicting his own cabinet member's assessment. The public disagreement signals internal discord over economic forecasting and energy policy.

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• USDA cancels food insecurity survey — The Trump administration's Agriculture Department announced it is canceling an annual government survey conducted since the mid-1990s that measures food insecurity in the US. A department spokesperson claimed the survey "became overly politicized" and is "unnecessary," despite the survey being used to make funding decisions for food assistance programs. The final report including 2024 results is expected to be released on October 22.
• USDA places food insecurity researchers on leave — The Agriculture Department placed roughly a dozen employees responsible for economic research and the government's food insecurity survey on leave, two days after canceling the annual food insecurity survey.

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• Trump claimed jobs report was rigged and promised to replace Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner — President Trump posted on Truth Social that the jobs report released the previous week was "RIGGED" and that prior employment numbers were fabricated by "Radical Left Democrats" to make Republican success "look less stellar." Trump promised to appoint a replacement for the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. Trump's claims contradicted his own economic advisors' later acknowledgment that revisions were normal and reflected more complete data.

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• Kevin Hassett initially defended Trump's false claims about jobs data, then walked them back — White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett appeared on Sunday news programs and questioned the validity of jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, echoing Trump's claims of rigging. After criticism from experts, Hassett walked back his position on CNBC, acknowledging that revisions reflect more complete data and do not indicate fraud. He admitted that "if the data are not being manipulated," revisions are "likely a better read of the data."
• New York Times and Washington Post minimize coverage of historic crime decline — The New York Times did not place the FBI's 2024 crime report on its front page on August 6, 2025, and as of Wednesday afternoon had not covered the story at all, despite having made front-page news of the 2020 crime spike. The Washington Post republished a 230-word Associated Press article without including it in the physical paper, while giving front-page coverage to President Trump's threat to federalize Washington, D.C. over an alleged assault. The Post article did not note that D.C. violent crime declined 35 percent in 2024 and is at its lowest in over 30 years.