Published Jul 30, 2026, 7:00 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

Let them eat SUVs: Trump White House orders fleet of luxury cars as Americans struggle

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Let them eat SUVs: Trump White House orders fleet of luxury cars as Americans struggle

Gas prices are up almost a dollar a gallon since the day Donald Trump took office; mortgage rates just hit their highest level in nearly a year, and over the weekend a prominent economist said the Iran war is costing the average US household more than $1,200. Americans are struggling through a deepening affordability crisis caused largely by Trump’s ill-fated war against Iran. They are in need of a boost, something to lift the spirits. Perhaps the president could give a speech, letting the peopl