By Douglas V. Gibbs
The numbers don’t lie — and neither do the paychecks, the job offers, or the unmistakable roar of American confidence. Under President Donald J. Trump, the United States isn’t just bouncing back from the regulatory chokehold of the Biden-Harris years. We’re witnessing a full-blown economic renaissance. The Left called it impossible. Trump made it inevitable.
In the Second Quarter, the U.S. economy surged 3.0% — blowing past Wall Street forecasts and leaving the so-called “experts” gasping for air. Why? Because the America First economic agenda isn’t a theory. It’s a results-driven revolution.
Under Biden, we got inflation, instability, and a government addicted to foreign dependence. Under Trump-Vance, we’ve got a boom:
- Real consumer spending exploded nearly 300% quarter-over-quarter
- Inflation dropped to 2.1%, down from 3.7%
- Real disposable income is rising — and Americans are finally keeping more of what they earn
The failed Leftist model was built on bloated spending and bureaucratic gimmicks. Trump’s recovery? It’s powered by the private sector — by real people doing real work.
- Federal spending is down
- Business investment is up 1.9% this quarter — nearly 4x the rate under Biden
- Manufacturing output is up 1.8% in just five months — reversing the decline of the previous administration
Because Trump understands what the Founders knew: free-market economics isn’t just efficient — it’s moral. It rewards effort, innovation, and individual liberty.
American industry is roaring back. Auto output is up 35.5% — the biggest jump since 2020 — thanks to “Made in America” policies that put our workers first. Customs and tariff revenues have topped $150 billion this year, leading to the first June budget surplus in nearly a decade.
This isn’t just a comeback. It’s a comeback with teeth.
Kitchen-table concerns? Answered.
- Gas prices are down
- Jobs are up
- Mortgage rates are stabilizing
- Core inflation has stayed below market expectations for five straight months
- Jobless claims have dropped six weeks in a row
- Housing starts and building permits are climbing
- In June alone, consumer spending, industrial production, and housing all beat projections
This is what happens when government steps aside and lets Americans do what they do best: build, innovate, and believe.
Trump’s America First agenda doesn’t just prioritize the economy — it prioritizes Americans. All Americans. From the factory floor to the family farm, from the tech lab to the corner diner. It’s about restoring dignity to work, unleashing potential, and protecting the rights endowed by our Creator — not rationed by bureaucrats.
And here’s the kicker: We’re only halfway through the first year of Trump’s second term. This is just the beginning.
Donald Trump is the President of Prosperity, Law and Order, Peace through Strength, Negotiation, and Common Sense. And yes — one of the most constitutional Presidents in American history.
The elites are stunned. The media is scrambling. But the American people? They’re winning again.
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
