{"id":50073,"date":"2026-09-09T12:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=50073"},"modified":"2026-09-09T12:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:37:22","slug":"el-sayed-plays-the-price-is-wrong-with-michigan-voters-to-expose-cost-of-trump-trade-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/el-sayed-plays-the-price-is-wrong-with-michigan-voters-to-expose-cost-of-trump-trade-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"El-Sayed Plays \u2018The Price Is Wrong\u2019 With Michigan Voters to Expose Cost of Trump Trade Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/us-senate-candidate-abdul-el-sayed.png?id=67740083&amp;width=1200&amp;height=400&amp;quality=70&amp;coordinates=0%2C60%2C0%2C192\" alt=\"US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed played \u201cThe Price Is Wrong\u201d with Michigan voters in a video posted online on September 8, 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Photo: screenshot\/@AbdulElSayed\/X)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cCome on down! All this could be yours&#8230; except the price is WRONG because of Trump\u2019s tariffs.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/julia-conley\">Julia Conley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sep 08, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modeled on the familiar logo of a long-running&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/priceisright.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">daytime game show<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/us-senate\">US Senate<\/a>&nbsp;candidate Abdul El-Sayed displayed a hand-drawn picture of a dollar sign along with the words \u201cThe Price Is Wrong\u201d in a video posted to his official&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/social-media\">social media<\/a>&nbsp;accounts Tuesday\u2014and offered Michigan voters the chance to play his version of the game, inspired by President Donald Trump\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is probably true of everything you\u2019re buying right now,\u201d said El-Sayed, who is running against former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers after winning the Democratic primary election last month, as he pointed to the handmade sign. \u201cWe\u2019re going to ask Michiganders about just how much everything has gotten more expensive over the last year because of Trump\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/tariffs\">tariffs<\/a>&nbsp;and his war in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RECOMMENDED&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/jd-vance-wouldn-t-call-it-war\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/us-vice-president-jd-vance.png?id=67725938&amp;width=1200&amp;height=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;coordinates=550%2C0%2C551%2C0\" alt=\"US Vice President JD Vance\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/jd-vance-wouldn-t-call-it-war\">\u2018I Wouldn\u2019t Call It a War,\u2019 Says JD Vance After 6 Months of Trump\u2019s Failed, Costly, and Illegal War on Iran<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/consumer-confidence-trump-war\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/gas-prices-are-displayed-at-an-exxon-gas-station-in-falls-church-virginia-august-24-2026.jpg?id=67675959&amp;width=1200&amp;height=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;coordinates=833%2C0%2C834%2C0\" alt=\"Consumer Confidence Hits Lowest Level in Months as US Faces 'Trump's Reckless Tariffs and War With Iran'\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/consumer-confidence-trump-war\">Consumer Confidence Hits Lowest Level in Months as US Faces \u2018Trump\u2019s Reckless Tariffs and War With Iran\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First up, a voter learned that a container of 100 Tide detergent pods, which now costs nearly $30, cost just under $22 a year ago at this time\u2014before Trump joined Israel in attacking Iran, leading to the retaliatory measure of Iran\u2019s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the resulting spike in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/oil\">oil<\/a>&nbsp;and gas prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s almost a 30% increase in price for the same Tide pods,\u201d said El-Sayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Come on down! All this could be yours&#8230;except the price is WRONG because of Trump&#39;s tariffs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OsyFoeebEi\">pic.twitter.com\/OsyFoeebEi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbdulElSayed\/status\/2097294553619255505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A package of Target brand toilet paper cost $6 last year, and another voter guessed it\u2019s currently marked at $8.50\u2014off by 50 cents, said El-Sayed, who revealed the package would now cost $9 at a Target store in Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Target-branded protein powder cost $40 last year, and Trump\u2019s policies have raised the price to $54 this year, said El-Sayed, while a one-pound bag of coffee beans from Tim Hortons is nearly a dollar more than it was last year, priced now at $9.32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El-Sayed released the video as Canada&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/08\/business\/canada-tariffs-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">imposed<\/a>&nbsp;its new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/canada-retaliatory-tariffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retaliatory tariffs<\/a>&nbsp;targeting about $20 billion in US imports, in response to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/canada-us-trade-talks-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50% tariffs<\/a>&nbsp;Trump announced late last month on a range of Canadian goods including dairy products, paper, and cement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/28\/trump-canada-trade-war-detroit-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a>&nbsp;to a June poll by Epic-MRA, 63% of Michiganders\u2014including 35% of Republicans\u2014opposed Trump\u2019s tariffs on Canadian goods, which he first announced last year along with levies on numerous other countries that he said had treated the US unfairly in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/trade\">trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About three-quarters of voters in that poll said they thought Trump\u2019s tariff policy was fueling higher prices for everyday goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Midwest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/economic-policy-institute\">Economic Policy Institute<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestepi.org\/2026\/07\/22\/tariffs-and-the-midwest-impacts-on-households-manufacturing-and-economies-in-six-states\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a>&nbsp;in July that due to Michigan\u2019s shared border with Canada and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/28\/trump-canada-trade-war-detroit-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">close ties<\/a>&nbsp;shared between the auto industries in Michigan and Ontario, Michigan households were paying as much as $3,200 in extra costs due to Trump\u2019s tariffs\u2014about 142% more than the rest of the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump is launching this trade war for his own vanity, and he\u2019s asking Michigan families to pay the price,\u201d El-Sayed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/28\/trump-canada-trade-war-detroit-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in a statement last month. \u201cTrump has been failing Michigan through these chaotic tariffs and bad trade deals for far too long, and Mike Rogers won\u2019t do anything but rubber-stamp them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Michigan Advance, columnist Rick Haglund&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/michiganadvance.com\/2026\/08\/31\/trumps-trade-war-with-canada-is-reckless-pointless-and-dangerous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warned<\/a>&nbsp;last month that Michigan would likely \u201cpay a steep price for Trump\u2019s reckless actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCanada is Michigan\u2019s largest trading partner with about $70 billion in goods flowing across their borders in 2024, the latest available data,\u201d said Haglund. \u201cThousands of jobs are connected to Michigan auto parts manufacturers, farmers, and others who export goods to Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s unprovoked war on Iran has also been linked to spiking diesel prices, which is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrippsnews.com\/politics\/economy\/record-diesel-prices-threaten-higher-grocery-and-delivery-bills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">driving up<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/transportation\">transportation<\/a>&nbsp;costs\u2014and as a result, consumer prices\u2014for many everyday goods like those featured in El-Sayed\u2019s mock game show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmericans are paying way more for everyday goods they have to buy at the grocery store, all because of this insane war that is spiking the price of gas, spiking the price of diesel, spiking the price of your everyday goods,\u201d said El-Sayed. \u201cAnd now, a trade war that\u2019s expanded with Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmericans are sick and tired of playing \u2018The Price Is Wrong,\u2019\u201d he added. \u201cI think it\u2019s time for us to play \u2018The Price Is Right.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/julia-conley\">Julia Conley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julia Conley is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/julia-conley\">Full Bio &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed played \u201cThe Price Is Wrong\u201d with Michigan voters in a video posted online on September 8, 2026.&nbsp; (Photo: screenshot\/@AbdulElSayed\/X) \u201cCome on down! 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