Trump calls affordability a “Democratic hoax”

April 2nd, 2025, when Trump announced his tariff regime. He promised it would bring jobs and prosperity. It didn’t. It created massive instability for businesses of all sizes and raised prices on pretty much everything you can think of.

But you know who really took it on the chin? Farmers. In a single day, Trump killed export markets they had spent years developing. Markets they may never get back.

Well, now he’s doing something about it by sending $12 billion to our farmers. I like that he’s doing that because they need it. But those are more taxpayer dollars going to heal a self inflicted wound.

Along with the pain to our farmers, we’ve felt the pain as consumers as prices on food and other goods have continued to go up. So, maybe instead of 30 dolls, you’ll only be able to buy two. Remember that?

And just last week Trump called affordability a “democratic hoax.” HUH?!

Bottom line is our economy is hurting. And Trump’s the one hurting it. Giving us the opportunity to take back the House and Senate in the midterms!

Midwest Values PAC supports progressive candidates who will stand up to Trump in the next Congress. While the results of the off-year elections were encouraging, we can’t allow that to lull us into complacency.

Thanks,

Al

P.S. Trump continues to go on Truth Social and claim that other countries are paying the tariffs when, of course, it’s importers and consumers who pay. Think of your contribution to MVP as a tariff on America’s future. That’s worth a few bucks, right?

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Somehow, it’s been 20 years since I started Midwest Values PAC to help Democrats win elections — from progressive organizations to state legislatures to Congress to the White House — who share the values I grew up with in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Since 2006, Midwest Values PAC has invested more than $4 million in 341 candidates and organizations — and counting. 

Of course, none of this happens without you (or supporters like you) who care enough to pitch in.

As we mark our 20th anniversary, the work is more urgent than ever. This year, we have a big job: flip the House, take the Senate, and win up and down the ballot at the state and local level.

To mark our 20th year, we’ve set an ambitious goal: 26,000 contributions by Election Day 2026.

Thanks for being part of this fight, and for sticking with us for 20 years (or for just joining — welcome!).

Al

P.S. Over the years, okay, decades, we’ve helped Democrats win tough races all across the country by investing early, intelligently, and strategically. That’s how you flip seats. That’s how you protect democracy. And that’s how you stop the worst impulses of a president who never should have been president in the first place.