Kristen Monroe

“Trump has again proven he is a brilliant huckster,” said Kristen Monroe, a political economist at the University of California, Irvine. “The election was decided because Americans thought Trump would do a better job managing the economy. Unfortunately, they are wrong. Trump’s policies will help billionaires like Elon Musk but hurt most everyday Americans. We’ll see higher prices, increased deficits, increased costs for healthcare and prescription drugs, and trade wars that will hurt everyone.”

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