Trump’s infamous claim — that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any supporters — was once shocking hyperbole. Now, it feels chillingly literal. Except the shots aren’t coming from a gun — they’re coming from reckless economic policies that are crippling working Americans, in broad daylight, with zero consequences.
While Wall Street hemorrhages trillions, inflation eats away at paychecks, and job losses mount, Trump and his enablers cheer from the sidelines, unfazed and unaccountable. The damage isn’t theoretical. It’s real. It’s personal. And it’s targeted — not at the powerful, but at the everyday people holding this country together.
This moment isn’t just about stock tickers and GDP charts — it’s about economic violence. Wages that can’t cover rent. Healthcare out of reach. Retirement dreams erased. And still, his supporters shrug. The Fifth Avenue test was never a metaphor. It was a warning.
And now we’re living it.