Trump critics launch new group to highlight rising costs


By Xia Lin

NEW YORK, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A bipartisan group of President Donald Trump's critics is launching a new organization, dubbed the Cost Coalition, to highlight Trump's struggle to control rising costs in the early months of his new presidency, reported The Associated Press (AP) on Tuesday.

"In 100 days, Donald Trump put the best-performing economy in the world on a crash course toward recession. Trump's tariffs -- the biggest middle class tax hike in modern history -- are making everyday prices skyrocket and wreaking havoc for businesses large and small," said a statement issue by the coalition.

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