Critics Eating Crow!—America First Economic Policies Prove They Work

The so-called “economic experts” who predicted President Trump’s tariffs would destroy America are now eating crow as employment soars and inflation falls, proving that America First policies work.

At a Glance

• The U.S. economy added nearly 140,000 new jobs in May 2025, defying dire warnings about President Trump’s tariff policies.
• Consumer confidence is up and fuel costs are down, contradicting economists’ predictions of recession and stagflation.
• The CBO projects that the tariff policy will reduce the federal deficit by $2.8 trillion over the next decade.
• Critics of the policy had warned it would cost a typical household over $2,000 annually.
• The positive economic data mirrors the growth seen during Trump’s first term after implementing similar tax cuts and tariffs.

The “Experts” Get It Wrong Again

Remember when every left-wing economist swore that President Trump’s tariffs would be the death knell of the American economy? Here we are in 2025, and those same experts are conspicuously silent as America adds 140,000 new jobs while inflation continues to cool. It’s almost like they’re pushing for an agenda rather than honest analysis.

While the Dow took an initial hit, President Trump predicted a recovery. “The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom,” he said at the time, according to The Economic Times. The initial shock has given way to sustainable growth that benefits American workers.

The Economic Doomsday That Never Came

As reported by CBS News, Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics had predicted “serious recessions,” while others warned households to “expect higher prices across a wide range of everyday items.” None of these apocalyptic predictions have materialized. Instead, the job market continues to expand.

The President’s minimum 10% tariff on imports is working as intended. Foreign countries must either pay the tariff or move production to the United States. Either way, America wins. The Congressional Budget Office even projects a $2.8 trillion reduction in the federal deficit over the next decade due to these tariffs.

The Same Old Song and Dance

We’ve seen this movie before. During Trump’s first term, the same economists predicted disaster from his policies. Instead, we got one of the strongest economies in decades. As Rep. Steve Scalise correctly pointed out in a PBS NewsHour segment, the CBO has a terrible track record in predicting the positive effects of tax cuts.

Democrats like Chuck Schumer are already crying about “people falling through the cracks,” but it’s the same playbook they always use. The American people can see with their own eyes that the economy is improving, and they know who is responsible for turning things around after years of the previous administration’s inflation and economic mismanagement.