Americans can't take the Trump economy anymore

May 21, 2026

US grocery and gas prices are surging, hitting regular Americans hard, including Trump voters who are now openly regretting their vote.

  • Shoppers are posting wild prices: $58 lemons, $30 ground beef, $33 toilet paper, $17 organic eggs, $14 watermelons.
  • A Trump voter said she and her fiance work nonstop just to cover groceries and gas, and savings are gone even though they earn more than years ago.
  • The Strait of Hormuz still has 103 ships stuck, so shipping disruption from the Iran conflict will take months to clear even if it ended today.
  • Mortgage rates hit the highest since August as the war pushes inflation up, and Turkey just dumped nearly all its US Treasury holdings.
  • If China, Japan, or Korea also sell US debt, borrowing costs for homes and cars will climb further.

Outlook: Prices and mortgage rates likely keep rising in the near term unless the Iran conflict ends and foreign debt selling slows.

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