President Donald Trump has repeatedly pointed to the economy as one of his administration’s signature successes, but new figures suggest that claim does not hold up under scrutiny.
Inflation-adjusted wages for most workers have risen by just 0.1 percent since Trump’s return to office in January 2025, according to Axios, meaning workers aren’t actually better off in real terms.
Rising real wages have been repeatedly used by the White House to argue that the economy is strengthening.
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