Trump Gives 1 Year Update
President Donald Trump marked the close of the first year of his second administration by highlighting what he described as significant economic gains, including stronger growth, improved trade balances, stable prices, and renewed global confidence in the United States.
In a Saturday message posted to Truth Social, Trump credited his trade policies—particularly tariffs—with driving economic momentum while strengthening national security.
“Tariffs are creating tremendous wealth and delivering unprecedented national security for the United States,” Trump wrote. He added that the nation’s trade deficit has been reduced by roughly 60 percent, economic growth has reached 4.3 percent, and inflation remains under control. “We are respected as a country again,” he said.
Supporters of the president argue those outcomes directly contradict months of warnings from political opponents and economic commentators who predicted serious downturns.
Republican strategist John Jordan told Newsmax that repeated forecasts of economic collapse under Trump have once again failed to materialize.
“We were told the Trump economy was going to collapse,” Jordan said during an appearance on The Record With Greta Van Susteren. “Earlier this year, the same voices warned of runaway inflation and an unavoidable recession.”
According to Jordan, those dire predictions were driven less by economic fundamentals and more by political ideology. He said many commentators dismissed positive data as it emerged, while continuing to promote worst-case scenarios.
Jordan also argued that public trust erodes when experts refuse to adjust their views in light of new evidence, drawing a comparison to the shifting guidance Americans experienced during the COVID era.
“When analysts let bias override facts, credibility suffers,” Jordan said. “People notice when predictions don’t line up with reality.”
Veteran political adviser Dick Morris made a similar point, saying Trump’s critics have repeatedly adjusted their arguments as economic conditions improved.
“First, the claim was that the economy couldn’t be fixed at all,” Morris said during an appearance on Rob Schmitt Tonight. “Then it became that Trump’s policies were the problem.”
As growth accelerated, Morris said the narrative continued to shift.
“Next it was that the policies were working, but creating inequality,” he said. “Now the argument is that things are improving, but everyday costs are still too high.”
According to Morris, those evolving critiques are a strong indicator that the administration’s economic strategy is producing measurable results.
“When the explanations keep changing,” Morris said, “it usually means the original predictions were wrong.”
