The Department of Labor shown in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)
The reports are the latest in a series of reports during the second Trump administration that have defied Democrat predictions of persistent inflation and economic downturn amid the implementation of GOP policies that Democrats oppose, such as Trump’s tariffs and a more aggressive focus on domestic production.
But to Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the top Democrat on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Development Committee, the numbers don’t make good on the promises Trump made on the campaign trail.
"Donald Trump promised to lower costs ‘on day one.’ But one year into his second term, food continues to get more expensive, utility costs are soaring, and housing prices are rising," Warren said in a statement on the inflation report.
"Trump is making life less affordable for American families – and instead of fixing the economic pain he’s caused, he says this is the Trump economy, and he is ‘very proud’ of it," she said.
Among the policies Democrats believe are contributing to high prices, Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ranking member on the House Budget Committee, singled out Trump’s position on tariffs in his own statement about the price index.
"Donald Trump promised he would end inflation on ‘day one.’ Today is Day 389, and prices are higher than ever," Boyle said.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., walks towards the House chamber on Capitol Hill on Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, believes Republicans are showing signs of nervousness about the economy.
She believes that Trump has already tacitly admitted that affordability remains an issue for Americans.
"Trump called this affordability crisis a ‘hoax,’ but he knows it's real and now wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%," Waters said, referring to an idea floated by Trump earlier this year to limit the amount banks can charge borrowers.
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"Well, President Trump, I’m pleased to know if you’re listening, we don’t agree on much of anything, but we do on this," Waters said.
Democrats contacted by Fox News Digital did not address whether the numbers from the January reporting indicated the country was on the right track, despite their other outstanding concerns.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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