Springfield, IL — Tonight, Donald Trump will give his State of the Union address. However he tries to spin his failed economy, Illinoisans won’t be fooled — they know Trump will make promises he does not intend to keep and try to deflect from just how disastrous his first year in office has been for working families across Illinois.
Ahead of Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address, Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Lisa Hernandez released the following statement:
“Tonight, Donald Trump will desperately try to pull the wool over Illinoisans’ eyes and paper over a year’s worth of betrayal. But Illinoisans won’t fall for it. Trump promised to lower costs on ‘Day One,’ but prices are skyrocketing. Trump promised to usher in an economic ‘golden age’ for Illinoisans, but working families are struggling to make ends meet. Trump promised a ‘golden age’ – instead we have the weakest economic growth in years and companies are announcing layoffs every day. As Trump makes more promises he does not plan to keep while pushing an agenda that is raising costs for working families, Illinois Republicans fail to stand up for their constituents. Illinois Democrats will fight every day to lower Illinoisans’ costs, create jobs, and protect health care.”
In Illinois:
- Working Illinoisans have already lost $766 dollars from paying higher costs due to Trump’s inflation.
- Working families have also lost $760 dollars last year from Trump and Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill and reckless tariffs.
- Trump and Republicans refused to extend ACA tax credits, which nearly 395,850 Illinoisans relied on last year.
- Republicans’ failure to extend enhanced ACA tax credits is expected to raise premiums for marketplace enrollees by 209% in Illinois.
- Thanks to Trump and Republicans’ health care agenda, 520,000 Illinoisans will lose insurance by 2034.
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Donald Trump’s SNAP cuts will cause 1,102,000 Illinoisans to lose some or all of their food assistance.
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Illinois has lost 7,100 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office.
By nearly every metric, Trump’s first year has been a complete disaster. Illinoisans will have the opportunity to hold Trump and his Republican enablers accountable in November.
