From the economic impacts of federal firings, to Wisconsinites on Medicaid at risk of losing their health care, to threats of the Trump Tax on Wisconsin’s economy, Donald Trump has been a disaster for Wisconsinites
Today, ahead of Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, the Democratic National Committee unveiled the Wisconsin impacts of Trump’s first month in office – already causing serious damage to Wisconsinites. In Trump’s first month in office, he isn’t just failing to deliver on his promises – he is actively making things worse for Wisconsinites.
From his federal firings and funding freezes to putting some of the nearly 1.2 million Wisconsinites on Medicaid at risk of losing their health insurance and over 700,000 Wisconsinites on SNAP benefits at risk of losing affordable meals, Wisconsinites everywhere know that Trump isn’t just breaking the promises he made to Wisconsinites – he’s actively making their lives worse.
DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement:
“As Donald Trump prepares to take the stage tonight, there’s a reason he is the least popular president in modern American history at this point in his term. Staring down the threat of a Trump Recession, Trump has been a disaster for Wisconsinites – his dangerous funding freezes and mass firings have put seniors, kids, and families already struggling to make ends meet at risk. And now, in the halls of Congress, his MAGA lackeys are advancing a budget plan that would take money out of the pockets of working Wisconsinites, kick millions off of their health insurance, and take food off the table of low-income families in order to finance a massive tax handout to the richest 1%. Trump isn’t just screwing over Wisconsinites – he’s playing politics with their lives.”
Trump’s first month for Wisconsinites by the numbers:
Federal firings and funding freezes:
- Donald Trump fired scores of employees at VA hospitals across Wisconsin, including a disabled veteran and another veteran who was one day away from receiving civil service protections.
- Trump’s spending freeze has jeopardized over $60 million in grants aimed at lowering energy costs in low- and moderate-income communities in Wisconsin.
- Trump’s USAID freeze disrupted business for Wisconsin farmers who were not able to prepare for the growing season due to uncertainty over federal purchases.
Medicaid and SNAP benefits for Wisconsinites at risk:
- Nearly 1.2 million Wisconsinites rely on Medicaid.
- Medicaid covers 33% of Wisconsin children.
- SNAP supports over 700,000 Wisconsinites, most of whom are below the poverty line.
- More than 60% of Wisconsin SNAP participants are in families with children.
Wisconsin’s unemployment filings and layoffs are continuing to climb under Donald Trump’s economy:
- Since Donald Trump began his second term, nearly 21,500Wisconsinites have filed for unemployment.
- Since Trump took office, there have been four mass layoffs in Wisconsin.
- Now, experts are predicting that Trump’s economy could cause a recession.
