First, they mocked hydroxychloroquine. Then they smeared ivermectin. Now, they’re fearmongering about tariffs. Different topics, same reflex: if Trump’s for it, the elites are against it—facts be damned. Whether it’s pandemic treatments or trade policy, the Washington swamp would rather taunt Trump than tell the truth. Their loyalty isn’t to science or sound economics—it’s to narrative control. Make no mistake, their underlying motive: President Trump must fail.
One of life’s more useful lessons: never blindly trust someone just because they’ve won a Nobel Prize in Economics. Consider Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz—economists who publicly supported President Biden's policies. Krugman famously declared that "the war on inflation is over"—based on a measure that excluded food, energy, shelter, and used cars, the very costs crushing working Americans. Stiglitz, for his part, opposed rate hikes and downplayed inflation risks, insisting Biden’s spending would deliver equitable growth. In 2021, seventeen Nobel Laureates signed a letter backing Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, claiming it would ease long-term inflation.
In a June 2022 editorial, the Wall Street Journal slammed the signatories, saying their failure to notice rising inflation made their letter “almost worse as a failure of expertise”—even though the BBB plan didn’t pass.
Even now, the same class of economists who downplayed inflation are warning that Trump’s baseline 10% tariff could spark a recession. Senator John Kennedy put it best: “Most of them make these late-night psychic hotlines look respectable.” He’s right. These are the same forecasters who failed to see inflation coming, misread its staying power, and now want us to panic over tariffs. As Kennedy noted, we’re in uncharted waters. The long-term goal—reviving American manufacturing and rebalancing trade—is sound. The short-term impact? Nobody really knows. It could be positive or negative. The truth is, these economists don’t know either—but that’s never stopped them from pretending otherwise.
Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy spoke with President Trump and later summed up Trump’s economic vision in a tweet. According to Ruddy, President Trump emphasized that tariffs are just one piece of a larger economic strategy. The broader goal is to end decades of one-sided trade deals and reassert American leverage on the global stage. Trump’s message: no more cave-ins to China, the EU, or anyone else. His economic plan rests on five key pillars—tax cuts, deregulation, cheaper energy, lower interest rates, and better trade deals. Together, they’re designed to bring back manufacturing, boost exports, attract investment, and flood the economy with capital. Tariffs may be the opening move, but Trump’s vision is bigger—give it time, and the results will follow.
Tariffs aren’t just leverage—they’re the price of admission to the world’s most coveted consumer base: the American market. And they’re just the beginning of a broader vision already taking shape, with deregulation and energy independence leading the way.
Since taking office, President Trump has made deregulation a core part of his economic agenda. Shortly after his inauguration, he signed an executive order launching a comprehensive review of all federal regulations, aimed at eliminating those deemed harmful to business and innovation. His administration moved to ease financial rules—adjusting capital requirements to encourage lending and unlock investment. In healthcare, Trump reversed several Biden-era measures that had expanded Affordable Care Act enrollment and slashed funding for third-party enrollers, with the goal of offering more flexible and affordable insurance alternatives. And while the Keystone XL pipeline remains stalled by legal and permitting battles, the broader effort to fast-track energy permits and expand fossil fuel production is a central pillar of Trump’s push for energy independence.
President Trump has prioritized energy independence to drive down costs and cushion the impact of tariffs. His administration expanded oil and gas drilling, fast-tracked permits, and reversed restrictions on fossil fuel production—all aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices. By boosting domestic energy output, Trump is helping reduce fuel and transport costs. This surge in affordable energy acts as a counterweight to any short-term price pressures from tariffs. It’s a strategic move to keep inflation in check while rebalancing trade.
Over the past few decades, around 90,000 U.S. manufacturing plants shut down, costing the country about five million jobs.
Rebuilding American manufacturing isn’t just patriotic—it’s strategic. Under Trump, policies are lining up to make the U.S. the best place on earth to build again. Apple has announced plans to invest $500 billion in America over the next four years, including a major manufacturing hub in Houston. Johnson & Johnson is committing $55 billion to expand its U.S. operations, including four new plants. These aren’t isolated wins—they’re part of a larger move to reindustrialize America and make a single income enough to support a family again. The goal isn’t just economic growth. It’s shared prosperity, reduced inequality, and national pride.
And the public gets it. A new TIPP Poll shows that a plurality of Americans believe President Trump’s tariffs played a role in attracting U.S. investment by companies like Apple, Honda, and Johnson & Johnson. Even among independents and some Democrats, a meaningful share credit tariffs for influencing corporate decisions. Republicans are especially convinced, with 70% saying tariffs contributed “a great deal” or “quite a lot.” So while media pundits panic, regular Americans are connecting the dots.
One trillion dollars in investment is typically expected to raise GDP by about one percent. Funny how the talking heads always leave that part out. But you’d never know it from the corporate media, which gives these wins barely a passing mention.
President Trump is no dummy—he’s the right man for these times. Americans are lucky to have him. He’s survived two assassination attempts and has faced 91 indictments with the threat of 700 years in prison, yet he keeps fighting for Americans—when he could easily retire and golf for the rest of his life. Chris Ruddy put it best in a recent tweet:
Trump doesn’t walk on water, but he does turn water into wine.
What’s at stake isn’t just economics—it’s the American way of life. President Trump is fighting for a future where prosperity is built at home, not outsourced abroad. Meanwhile, the media and the left are obsessed with one goal: stopping Trump at any cost. They would gladly cheer a recession if it meant hurting him. Americans must draw a cordon sanitaire to protect their sanity—shielding themselves from elite wishful thinking which risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy and triggering a recession. And just like with ivermectin, there’ll be no mea culpas when they’re proven wrong—they’ll just go silent. We want a strong dollar that supports strong families, and a country where production, pride, and patriotism go hand in hand. The tariff plan isn’t a gamble—it’s a bet on America. And it’s one Trump intends to win. God bless America!
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