Across May, June and July, the American labour force contracted by a net 901,000 people. During those same three months, ICE arrested approximately 34,000 people in May, 43,000 in June and 51,000 in July—a combined total of roughly 128,217 arrests.
After two completed quarters, the United States now sits at the top of the G7 inflation table. The Iran war has affected the entire world, so Washington cannot use it to explain why American inflation has risen above every other G7 economy.
Job growth has nearly stalled. Over the last three months, the United States added an average of only 20,000 jobs per month. We do not even need to compare that performance with the two years before this administration took office.
Then there is the federal deficit. Across May, June and July alone, the United States added approximately $845 billion.
It is difficult to recall another recent three-month period in which so many warning lights flashed simultaneously. Polling now shows voters preferring Democrats to handle both the economy and immigration. There are fewer than 100 days remaining before the midterm elections.
Under those conditions, it would be perfectly normal for an administration to change course—to acknowledge that something is failing, make adjustments and stop repeatedly scoring goals into its own net.
Instead, the Trump administration remains locked onto precisely the same course.
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