Even though he promised that the economy would be the signature issue of his second term, Donald Trump is quickly destroying the U.S. economy and driving it into the ditch, according to NBC News and the Associated Press.
A new economic report shows the economy grew by less than 1% last fall, a “big downgrade” from earlier projections and a figure that doesn’t bode well for future growth.
From October to December of last year, the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) rose by just 0.7%, which is half of what the federal government had estimated, and far below economists’ expectations. For comparison, the third quarter of 2025 saw 4.4% GDP growth, while the second quarter saw 3.8%.
What caused the slowdown? It’s partially due to the 2025 government shutdown, which lasted for 43 days and “clobbered” federal spending, contributing to at least 1.16 percentage points in reduced GDP growth.
Additionally, the foolhardy Iran operation caused energy prices to skyrocket to levels not seen since 2022, and has “clouded” future economic growth.
Job growth is also paltry, that it has been labeled the “weakest hiring outside recession years since 2002”
“Economists are puzzling out whether hiring will accelerate to catch up to solid GDP growth or if growth will slow to reflect a weak labor market or if advances in artificial intelligence and automation mean that the economy can gallop ahead without creating many jobs.”
In other words, while there may be modest job additions in the next few months, they won’t produce more jobs, which are the lifeblood of any thriving economy.
Much like he did as a real estate developer, Donald Trump is in the process of destroying the American economy and leaving us with a jobless recession. He’s a failure, and he’s been one his entire life. Why did anyone think this time would be different?
