Overview
- President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he plans a per-capita payment of at least $2,000, excluding only high‑income earners.
- He said tariff revenues provide the money and even allow debt reduction, a claim he presented without supporting details in the post.
- Federal data show inflation around 3% since January and average gasoline near $3 per gallon, undercutting assertions of near-$2 gas and broad price drops.
- Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly criticized the president’s cost-of-living message, saying her grocery and energy bills remain higher than a year ago.
- A federal shutdown that began October 1 has interrupted food assistance for roughly 42 million people and contributed to large flight cancellations, intensifying daily cost pressures.