Trump embraces affordability slop

Trump embraces affordability slop

In January of 2022, then-President Joe Biden, wracked by public anger over inflation and desperate to show progress on the cost of living, announced a crackdown on consolidation in the meatpacking industry, which he hoped would bring down consumer prices or at least create the impression of decisive action. Four years later, President Donald Trump, losing support on his signature issue of immigration and having failed to conquer Greenland, annou…