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February 06, 2026

Xaver Clarke

Memo Corruption CalendarDOGEElon MuskEthics in GovernmentRussell VoughtTrump Watch

The Real Cost of Trump’s First Year

Donald Trump ascended to the presidency for a second time by pledging to bring down the rising cost of groceries and housing, essentials that every American needs, but increasingly few find affordable. Then he flipped that promise on its head. Instead of putting the full weight of the presidency behind addressing economic insecurity, the president’s first year was a blatant exercise in how to turn corruption into a governing principle, enriching the already rich by extracting wealth from the same people bearing the brunt of rising costs.

Trump Watch

Revolving Door Project is continuously updating resources to keep you up to date on Trump and Musk’s all-out assault on everyday people and the Constitution.

Trump 2.0: Tracking Material Impact

Throughout the course of the Trump presidency, the Revolving Door Project plans to provide real time, clear-eyed analyses of the President’s approach towards governance, staffing, ethics and critically, the material impact of his pro-corporate attitudes. As we outlined in our retrospective memos on the first Trump administration, the President and his cast of conflicted appointees routinely flout ethics and laws, prioritizing corporate interests while endangering the health, safety and wellbeing of the American people.

Trump 2.0: Material Consequences

President Trump and his cast of conflicted appointees have adopted a chaotic approach to governing, regularly endangering the health, safety, and wellbeing of people all over the world.