Data proves Trump 'inheriting an economy that is about as good as it ever gets': report

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

January 5, 2025 7:41AM ET


Two weeks ahead of the official start of his second presidency, Donald Trump is slamming the United States as a "disaster" on social media. In a New York Times report published Sunday morning, White House correspondent Peter Baker lays out how current statistics defy the president-elect's claim.

"New data reported in the past few days indicate that murders are way down, illegal immigration at the southern border has fallen even below where it was when Mr. Trump left office and roaring stock markets finished their best two years in a quarter-century," Baker writes.

"Jobs are up, wages are rising and the economy is growing as fast as it did during Mr. Trump’s presidency," the Times correspondent continues. "Unemployment is as low as it was just before the Covid-19 pandemic and near its historic best. Domestic energy production is higher than it has ever been," Baker adds. Furthermore, Baker reports "the America that Mr. Trump will inherit from President [Joe] Biden" beginning January 20 "is actually in better shape than that bequeathed to any newly elected president since George W. Bush came into office in 2001."

During his 2024 presidential campaign — and just weeks before his second term — Trump claimed "immigration, crime and inflation are out of control," Baker notes. However, he adds, the president-elect is moving back into the White House with an enviable hand to play, one that other presidents would have dearly loved on their opening day."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2670743392/

[Metaphorical]

1. Ah, the GOP Playbook

Always take credit for other people's work, but be the first to blame others when things go south.

[Justice matters.]

7. The felonious rapist's promises to his base of crackpots like him will

make his projection come true: A disaster.

Deport 11 millions "illegals" (according to him) who work in jobs his white base don't want to do? Disaster.

Impose 25% stupid (and unnecessary) tariffs on all imports? DISASTER.

Like always, it's always Projection he spews. Still waiting for "journalists" to publish that...

[Walleye]

2. So after the lies flung around the world and in the country, the truth finally pulls its pants on

[rampartd]

8. twain over estimated the speed of the truth n't

[samplegirl]

13. They will never admit a word of this

Ever!

[C_U_L8R]

3. And he'll steal credit for all of it.

While his bootlickers echo it endlessly to nauseating extremes.

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. Fuck Peter Baker and the NYT

Biden wouldn’t grant them an interview, so they refused to report on his successes, only his age and his fumbles.

[madville]

5. An economy for who?

Still trying to convince folks that things are great lol

[Yavin4]

9. On a temporal basis, the economy is indeed the best it's ever going to get, but....

as you intuit, it's terrible for a large number of people, possibly a majority. That's because of long term inflationary trends in housing, transportation, education, and healthcare. All of which people need to become middle class, but all of which is growing at a rate that dwarfs wage growth.

[Marigold]

6. Peter Baker just got buried on Bluesky

Back in the day when I watched MSNBC, I remember he and his wife Susan Glasser were constantly criticizing Biden. I am happy to watch him be trashed on Bluesky. Get the popcorn.

[ananda]

10. And about to get as bad as it ever gets.

I presume.

[IronLionZion]

11. Let's see how fast he can wreck it and who he blames

[ZonkerHarris]

12. Thank you Joe Biden. You deserved better than your party gave you.