Trump can’t fulfil his promise to fix the economy, so he’s blaming workers instead

Donald Trump is living up to his usual brand of politics: the blame game.

This time, the undeserving are federal workers and poor people who get nominal benefits from the federal government like Snap , which administers food stamps, and Medicaid .

Republicans have been floating proposals in state governments that would restrict healthcare, housing and food benefits instead of making it easier to afford things.

Instead of protesting against rising cost of living, working-class Americans are engaging in petty debates about what kinds of groceries other Americans should buy and deputizing themselves to root out “abuse” among other workers.

Republicans redirecting blame towards people who are suffering in this economy under the guise of “waste” is a distraction.

Americans would be wise to focus their anger more on the elected officials and billionaires who profit from their pain.