Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is at it again – this time blaming Donald Trump for everything from high grocery prices to skyrocketing housing costs in Clark County.
In a fundraising email disguised as a “live poll” today, Ford claims Trump’s “chaos agenda” is the reason Nevada families are hurting.
He paints a picture of doom and gloom and asks supporters to vote on whether they approve of Trump, conveniently timed with a Newsweek headline saying Trump’s approval rating just hit an “all-time low.”
Ford also says Trump has caused:
- Higher grocery prices
- Surging home prices
- Cuts to Medicaid, education, and food assistance
- Billionaires running the government
- “Unrelenting chaos” that’s hurting Nevada families
Then, right after all that, he asks readers to click a survey: “Do You Approve of Donald Trump?”
Spoiler: the “survey” is a donation form.
In short, Ford is trying to pin today’s economic pain on yesterday’s president – all while raising money for Democrats. It’s classic political finger-pointing.
Here’s the Problem
Ford is blaming Trump for problems that are actually worse under President Biden – and many of these issues didn’t start under Trump in the first place.
Let’s talk groceries.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food prices jumped more than 20% after Biden took office. Inflation peaked at 9.1% in 2022 – the highest in 40 years – and it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s target.
That’s not Trump-era fallout. That’s the result of massive federal spending, supply chain breakdowns, and energy policies that sent fuel prices soaring.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that families are spending more of their take-home pay on food now than they have in decades.
So if Ford wants to talk about kitchen table issues, he should look at who’s been sitting at the head of the table since 2021 – and it isn’t Trump.
What About Housing?
Ford says Trump is to blame for Clark County’s all-time-high home prices.
But home prices across the country surged under Biden, fueled by high interest rates and low housing supply.
According to the National Association of Realtors, median home prices hit record highs in 2024 and are expected to keep rising in 2025.
In Nevada, the average home price in Las Vegas jumped nearly 40% in just a few years.
That’s not because of Trump-era policies.
That’s basic economics: too many buyers, not enough homes, and mortgage rates above 7% thanks to Federal Reserve hikes trying to tame Bidenflation.
The Real Cuts? Look in the Mirror
Ford warns about “looming cuts” to Medicaid, education, and food programs – as if they’re Trump’s doing.
But here’s what he doesn’t mention: under Biden, the COVID-era expansion of Medicaid and food benefits expired.
That wasn’t a Trump rollback. It was a Biden administration timeline. Even left-leaning outlets like NPR have acknowledged these cuts are impacting low-income Americans.
And those “billionaires running the government”?
The Biden administration has been cozy with big tech, Wall Street donors, and global corporations.
If Democrats really cared about billionaires calling the shots, they’d be cleaning up their own side of the aisle too.
What Critics Say
To be fair, critics argue that Trump’s tax policies favored the rich and added to the national debt.
But even The Washington Post admitted that most middle-income families got tax relief under the Trump tax cuts – and the economy grew until COVID hit in 2020.
Unemployment was at record lows, and wages were rising, especially for working-class Americans.
Ford, of course, skips all that.
Bottom Line
Aaron Ford’s attack on Trump is long on finger-pointing and short on facts.
He wants Nevadans to believe Donald Trump is responsible for everything going wrong in their lives – even though many of these problems actually worsened under Biden’s leadership.
It’s no coincidence Ford’s “poll” drops the same day as a negative Trump headline.
It’s also no coincidence the whole thing ends with a big red donate button. This isn’t about policy. It’s about politics.
Nevadans deserve real solutions, not scare tactics.
If Ford wants to lead, maybe he should spend less time blaming Trump and more time fixing the mess his own party helped create.
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