Well, well, well — would you look at that? The U.S. economy just clocked in with a 4.3% GDP growth rate in the third quarter, beating every “expert” forecast by a mile, and now the usual suspects in the media are scrambling for explanations that don’t involve the words “Trump was right.”
It’s almost funny watching them try. You can practically hear the teeth grinding behind the Bloomberg headlines. The same crowd that predicted a recession every time Trump so much as mentioned tariffs is now awkwardly crediting “consumer spending” and “EV tax credits” — anything, anything but the actual policies this administration put in place. Spoiler alert: it’s the tariffs, stupid.
President Trump was quick to hammer the point home on Truth Social, stating plainly, “The TARIFFS are responsible for the GREAT USA Economic Numbers JUST ANNOUNCED.” And you know what? He’s not wrong. While the Left spent years telling us that tariffs would destroy the economy, Trump held the line, strengthened American industries, and rebalanced trade relationships. And now? We’re watching the receipts roll in — with interest.
🚨BREAKING: Good Tuesday. US GDP grows by 4.3% in third quarter, much more than expected. Q3 GDP 4.3% GDP growth under President Trump! Merry Christmas!
President Trump: “The TARIFFS are responsible for the GREAT USA Economic Numbers JUST ANNOUNCED…AND THEY WILL ONLY GET… pic.twitter.com/HsdEqKWdor
— AJ Huber (@Huberton) December 23, 2025
Of course, leave it to the legacy media to dig deep and find a way to rain on the parade. The GDP number, they say, is “outdated” because it was delayed by the 43-day government shutdown. Funny — they didn’t seem so concerned about data lag when they were hyping up gloom and doom during Biden’s 2022 inflation spiral. Now suddenly they’re data purists. Convenient.
And let’s talk about that shutdown for a second. Yes, it happened. Yes, the Congressional Budget Office — which has the predictive power of a Magic 8 Ball with a liberal arts degree — says it might shave a point or two off Q4 growth. But even their estimate says the bulk of the loss will be recovered. And yet, they just had to tack on that between $7 billion and $14 billion might be gone forever. Might. Allegedly. Because fear is the only language the Left knows how to speak fluently.
Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt summed it up best when she said Tuesday’s report proves the “doubters, naysayers, panicans, and liberal media” were wrong — again. And she’s absolutely right. These are the same people who told us Trump’s tax cuts would crash the economy, that his deregulation spree would cause chaos, and that renegotiating trade deals was reckless. Oops. The economy’s humming, inflation is chilling out, and America’s middle class is finally breathing again.
Now, about that “consumer spending surge” — yes, it happened. But let’s not pretend this was just folks out buying extra soy milk and iPads. A significant chunk came from high-income households riding the wave of a booming stock market — a market that’s been anything but sluggish under Trump 2.0. If wealthy Americans are feeling confident enough to spend, it means businesses are growing, portfolios are up, and economic optimism is real — no matter how hard the media tries to bury it under words like “mixed” and “volatile.”
Even the EV-buying frenzy — supposedly the big “explanation” for the Q3 surge — is its own quiet nod to Trump’s influence. After all, if folks were scrambling to buy electric cars before credits expired, that’s called rational economic behavior in a stable environment. And it happened on this administration’s watch. Sorry, Biden bros — you can’t pin this one on climate fairy dust.
The US economy expanded in the third quarter at the fastest pace in two years, bolstered by resilient consumer and business spending and calmer trade policies. Inflation-adjusted GDP rose by 4.3% beating estimates of 3.3% https://t.co/IXbekM0A2L pic.twitter.com/PQsrbUnCGp
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) December 23, 2025
So here we are, the Trump-Vance administration quietly doing what the media swore was impossible: leading an American economic resurgence fueled by strong policies, unapologetic leadership, and yes — tariffs.
But don’t expect a glowing profile from The New York Times anytime soon. They’re still too busy looking for “anonymous sources” to tell them the President looks tired.
