Are We Great Yet?

“The food, the groceries, it’s all coming down.”

President Donald J. Trump, August 4, 2026
(Rated “Mostly False” by PolitiFact)

We took the summer off. The news didn’t.

We stepped away for a few months, and we thought things might settle down while we were gone. They didn’t. In fact, if you’re paying more at the pump, more at the grocery store, and watching wars expand on two fronts you already know things have gotten worse.

Remember what he promised?

“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on day one.”
“A vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper.”
“No new wars.”
Gas under $2 a gallon.
End inflation. Cut the national debt. Bring jobs back.

Here’s what we got instead: Gas at $3.95. Coffee up 44%. A $40 trillion national debt. Wars in Iran AND Ukraine. And a president who says prices are “all coming down” while the Wall Street Journal reports the opposite.

Here’s the latest:

Everything is still getting more expensive: The Wall Street Journal put it plainly: weeks before the midterms, almost everything is getting more expensive. Gas hit $4.46 a gallon nationally this week — with diesel at an all-time record of $6.44. Mortgage rates are at their highest in 19 months.
The national debt just crossed $40 trillion: That’s up nearly $4 trillion since Trump took office. No crisis to blame — just tax cuts for the wealthy and wars we didn’t need.
Three wars, zero peace: Trump promised “no new wars” — instead he started one with Iran that’s now seven months old and counting. This week he told Axios he’s weighing whether to “annihilate” Iran. Meanwhile, the Gaza ceasefire collapsed, and Putin is preparing to escalate in Ukraine. So much for the dealmaker who was going to end it all.
Even Republicans are turning on Trump: A Republican congressman introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar — a Trump-backed Republican — warned that Hispanic voters who helped elect him in 2024 now “feel betrayed.” Another GOP congresswoman said the immigration crackdown has “gone too far.”
They’re trying to intimidate voters at the polls: The Trump administration is threatening to deploy federal law enforcement at voting sites — a move civil rights groups say violates the Voting Rights Act and is designed to make people “afraid to vote.”

Don’t let them scare you into staying home during the midterm elections.

Texas voter registration deadline: October 5.

Register at VoteTexas.gov — and find your local Democratic organization:

We are keeping track of the things that really matter to American voters and their ability to provide for families, plan for their futures, and live their lives. We will be posting where things stand each month so you can decide for yourself how great things really are for you and your family.