Trump Leaves Ohio and Kentucky After Spreading More Lies About His Failing Economic Agenda
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Donald Trump tried (and embarrassingly failed) to spin his failing economic agenda on his trip to Ohio and Kentucky. Trump capped his trip with remarks in Kentucky, where, instead of talking about the issues that are top of mind for the American people right now — like skyrocketing gas prices and utility costs — Donald Trump stood on stage obsessed about his personal grievances and vendettas.
It’s clear he’s trying to avoid accountability for the growing mess his administration has made. Since he started his war of choice in Iran, Kentucky’s gas prices have skyrocketed nearly 19%, and Ohio’s gas prices have skyrocketed nearly 24%. And to make matters worse, the price of fertilizer has risen as much as 35% — hurting Ohio and Kentucky farmers as planting season is about to begin.
So here are just a few of the facts about how Trump has been a disaster for Kentucky:
- Kentucky’s residential gas prices have increased by nearly 27%, and electricity prices have increased by nearly 5%.
- Trump’s attacks on clean energy hurt Kentucky’s clean energy economy, impacting 6 clean energy projects, leading to 2,194 lost jobs, and over $617 million in lost investment.
- Trump’s clean energy cuts are projected to take 11 GW of generation capacity off the grid in Kentucky, or roughly enough to power 8.8 million homes a year.
- Trump’s tariffs are expected to increase home insurance costs in Kentucky by $109.
And here are just a few of the facts about how Trump has been a disaster for Ohio:
- Ohio’s residential gas prices have increased by 23.3%, and electricity has increased by nearly 11%.
- Trump’s attacks on clean energy hurt Ohio’s clean energy economy, impacting 10 clean energy projects, leading to 3,499 lost jobs and over $482 million in lost investment.
- Trump’s clean energy cuts are projected to take 14 GW off the grid in Ohio, or roughly enough to power 11.2 million homes a year.
- Trump’s tariffs are expected to increase home insurance costs in Ohio by $60.