🚨 WE ARE WATCHING AN EXTRAORDINARY PSYCHOLOGICAL BATTLE OVER PERCEPTION.
— AJ Inapi (Allan) (@aj_inapi) September 18, 2026
Turn on the media and you'd think EVERYTHING is dramatically worse under President Trump.
Then look at the numbers.
Compared with the same stage of Biden's presidency, the figures being circulated show:… pic.twitter.com/Nl0Heg3if4
Turn on the media and you'd think EVERYTHING is dramatically worse under President Trump.
Then look at the numbers.
Compared with the same stage of Biden's presidency, the figures being circulated show:
INFLATION
Biden: +12.3%
Trump: +4.3%GROCERIES
Biden: +15.8%
Trump: +3.3%GAS
Biden: +69%
Trump: +12%RENT
Biden: +7.7%
Trump: +4.5%ELECTRICITY
Biden: +19.1%
Trump: +8.4%NEW & USED CARS
Biden: +23.9%
Trump: −1.2%That doesn't mean Americans aren't feeling real affordability pressure. They ARE.
But during Biden's term, I REMEMBER the media making it feel like everything was fine but the opposite was felt by Americans in the real world.
Today, it seems to be the opposite. People's conditions are improving but the perception is that life is worse.
That's exactly why you have to separate how people feel, what they're being told, and what the underlying data actually show.
We're heading toward the 2026 midterms.
QUESTION EVERYTHING. CHECK THE NUMBERS YOURSELF.
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