JFK Files Release Slammed As a 'Distraction' By Trump Admin: 'I'm So Glad This Lowered the Price of Food'

The Trump administration's release of thousands of files on former President John F. Kennedy's assassination has been criticized as a "distraction" from pressing economic issues like the rising costs of living.

The U.S. National Archives released 2,200 new files, adding to the vast collection of over 6 million pages related to the 1963 assassination of JFK, AP News reported.

Trump initially promised a full release in 2017 but withheld some files due to national security concerns. The latest document release was met with skepticism, as social media users mocked the administration for focusing on historical records while Americans struggle with high inflation, rising housing costs and stagnant wages.

Some sarcastically suggested that the files had somehow solved economic woes, with one post reading: "Wow I'm so glad trump let them release the file another promise kept. This now has lowered the price of food the price of homes. I now make double the amount I made yesterday. Thank you so much this is definitely what we needed to make America great again."

Many X users and critics online argue that the timing of the release diverts attention from more urgent policy concerns.

"Deflection from the Epstein list which Trump and Pam Bondi promised and the Putin talks," one user commented, referring to previous attempts to release files on Jeffrey Epstein in February. The release sparked massive backlash after the files were initially handed to influencers and many users felt as if the information released was already pretty well known.

While the declassification satisfies legal mandates, public reaction indicates that many view the move as an empty gesture.