The left’s relentless doomsaying about Donald Trump’s economic agenda continues to collide headfirst with reality—and lose. From the moment Trump retook the White House, Democratic pundits and their media allies issued breathless warnings of an impending financial apocalypse. The narrative was clear: Trump’s signature cocktail of tax and regulation cuts, slashing government bloat, instituting tariffs, and ramping up American energy production wouldn’t just hurt the economy—they would usher in “inflationary Armageddon.” So-called experts crowded the airwaves with bleak predictions, determined to cement the myth that disaster was not just likely, but inevitable.
Yet here we are, six months into Trump’s presidency, and instead of economic calamity, the United States is experiencing a resurgence that’s as undeniable as it is inconvenient for those who banked on catastrophe.
Heck, even Bill Maher admits he was wrong about Trump’s tariffs.
Facts, stubborn things, have a way of puncturing narratives built on partisanship instead of evidence. The nation emerged from the Biden years riddled with an inflation rate that had spiraled out of control, eroding the purchasing power of everyday Americans. Under Biden, inflation was on a trajectory that was simply unsustainable for working families. But under Trump’s leadership, inflation has finally gotten in check.
For the first time in years, American paychecks are gaining in real value. During Biden’s tenure, wages couldn’t keep up with inflation. Today, under Trump, those paychecks stretch further. It’s precisely the opposite of what left-leaning economists and pundits repeatedly warned would happen.
The labor market provides an equally devastating rebuke to the naysayers. Biden-era job “growth” mainly relied on foreign-born job growth and government jobs, creating a top-heavy bureaucracy destined to implode under its own weight. Trump, refusing to subsidize inefficiency and waste, has pursued a different path altogether. In every month since his return, the federal workforce has shrunk, as his administration prioritizes government efficiency—yet the private sector isn’t collapsing as predicted. Far from it. Private employers have stepped up, adding more jobs than expected, while the federal government trims its excesses and gains revenue from tariffs.
It’s as if Trump knew what he was doing all along.
None of this should be remotely surprising, but it’s still a shock to those who allowed politics to cloud their judgment. Do you recall the gloom that gripped Americans—especially Democrats—earlier this year? Democrats couldn’t stop talking about egg prices… well… until egg prices plummeted.
There’s no denying that some Americans are still struggling. No policy can undo overnight the devastation wrought by both the fastest inflation and interest rate spikes in forty years thanks to Bidenomics. People are weighed down by debt, hammered by sky-high interest payments.
But the ship is turning.
The economic fundamentals are strengthening because the government finally stopped smothering private enterprise and stepped out of the way.
So, let’s set aside the hysteria and the parade of shamelessly wrong predictions. If the left is serious about helping working Americans, the answer is simple: Trust Trump on the economy. He’s earned it—and the results speak for themselves.
