Trump’s Chaos Is Increasing Unemployment, Raising Energy Costs, and Threatening American Jobs
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Washington, D.C. – Trump’s chaotic mix of layoffs, tariffs, and attacks on clean energy is inflicting real pain on hardworking Americans, sending more of them to the unemployment line while hiking their bills. Trump, along with sidekick Elon Musk, has spent weeks laying off workers and gutting critical services that Americans rely on. His attacks on clean energy have already endangered more than 42,000 jobs, while his tariffs threaten to increase energy costs nationwide. We are only beginning to see these harms reflected in economic data.
Climate Power communications director Alex Glass issued the following statement:
“Donald Trump’s chaos is wreaking havoc on America’s economy. Instead of protecting investments in clean energy manufacturing that create jobs and bring costs down, Trump greets working Americans each morning with a growing stack of pink slips and expensive energy bills on their kitchen tables.”
- NBC News: U.S. adds 151,000 jobs, short of expectations, as the federal workforce shrinks
- More than 42,000 pledged clean energy jobs have been lost or stalled since Trump’s election.
- Reuters: Trump’s tariffs on Canada could make US power bills even pricier
- Trump’s tariffs will mean up to $2,000 in increased costs for the average American household.