President Donald Trump ascended to office by promising to save the U.S. economy, saying that his business sensibilities were going to solve the national debt and put more money in people’s pockets. This turned out to be laughably, demonstrably false.

All it seems his administration has done is fail when it comes to fiscal matters. And unlike delicious, cost-effective avocado toast that allegedly drains millennials of their finances, it seems the Trump administration's frivolous spending ultimately hurts more people than it helps.

When Congress ended a government shutdown on Feb. 3 after Democrats objected to actions by immigration enforcement agencies, House Speaker Mike Johnson noted that the resistance from the opposition party was moot. That's because Republican lawmakers had already given the Department of Homeland Security $190 billion over four years in 2025’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act – including a $75 billion supplemental budget just for Immigration and Customs Enforcement – enough to hold ICE over while legislators argued over containing it.

That doesn't signal controlled spending. In fact, Trump's agenda seems to be making the national debt worse. In........

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