Trump Posts Strong Numbers–Media PANICS!

Man giving thumbs up at Trump Pence rally.

Leftist media outlets launch baseless attacks on President Trump’s economic victories, accusing the administration of fudging data amid a booming recovery.

Story Snapshot

Trump administration celebrates November 2025 inflation at 2.7% and Q3 GDP growth of 4.3%, hailed as proof of successful Trumponomics.
43-day government shutdown from October 1 to November 12 disrupted data collection, leading critics to claim figures rely on imputed data.
Economy shows strength with top earners driving spending, while working families face challenges from prior Biden-era inflation and policies.
Pre-shutdown unemployment hit 4.3%, but Trump’s tax cuts and tariffs aim to rebuild manufacturing and protect American jobs long-term.

Shutdown Disrupts Data Collection

The federal government shutdown lasted 43 days from October 1 to November 12, 2025, halting key data gathering for Consumer Price Index and GDP inputs. Bureau of Labor Statistics staff cutbacks prior to October reduced price-sampling capacity by 25 percent. This pause skipped October rental data, which comprises one-third of CPI, and mid-October price sampling. On December 18, BLS reported November inflation at a 2.7 percent annual rate, lower than the 3.1 percent economist consensus, incorporating imputed zeros and outdated August figures.

White House Highlights Economic Wins

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett described the November inflation drop from September’s 3 percent and Q3 GDP growth of 4.3 percent annualized as a blockbuster Christmas present for Trumponomics. These figures, released by Bureau of Economic Analysis around December 23 for the quarter ending September 30, underscore policy successes despite disruptions. President Trump’s aggressive tariffs, tax cuts favoring high earners, and federal workforce reductions inherited a post-pandemic economy and prioritize American manufacturing revival. Hassett’s messaging bolsters confidence ahead of 2026 midterms.

Critics Push K-Shaped Recovery Narrative

Economists like Diane Swonk and Zachary Karabell argue the data masks weaknesses through methodological flaws, such as missed seasonal airfare spikes and zero-imputed rents. They highlight a K-shaped recovery where the top 10 percent of households drive nearly 50 percent of consumer spending at record highs, while 30 percent of low-income families live paycheck-to-paycheck. Consumer confidence declines amid stagnating spending for middle- and lower-income groups. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell noted a 60,000-job overstatement in employment figures.

Democrats, including Rep. Don Beyer, criticize tariffs and healthcare cuts, pointing to August 2025 unemployment at 4.3 percent—the highest since the pandemic—with only 22,000 jobs added and Black unemployment at 7.5 percent. President Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer in September over claims of data manipulation amid weakening trends. These attacks ignore how prior Biden policies fueled inflation and overspending, which Trump’s team is correcting.

Shutdown Roots in Fiscal Responsibility

The shutdown stemmed from GOP demands to cut Obamacare subsidies, vital for low-income households but emblematic of wasteful government overreach echoing the 35-day 2018-2019 precedent. Trump’s second administration, inaugurated January 2025, pursued $1 trillion tax cuts and tariffs hitting healthcare and manufacturing initially but positioning for long-term gains. Summer 2025 job losses accelerated with negative growth revisions in June, yet AI and corporate investments boost GDP optics. Critics deem data worthless for months, predicting distortions into 2026, but real fixes demand rejecting globalist agendas.

Short-term misleading data may boost markets and approval, yet long-term unreliable stats challenge Federal Reserve decisions and prolong inequality claims. Working-class communities face stagnant spending, while manufacturing falters from tariffs—policies designed to protect American jobs from foreign competition. Political battles intensify over data integrity for 2026, pitting fiscal hawks against subsidy dependents. Broader effects hit healthcare absorbing tax cuts, aviation pricing distortions, and construction declines, demanding common-sense reforms.