Trump Touts Economic Wins and Slams China in Latest Social Media Outburst
Washington, 7 April 2025 – US President Donald Trump has taken to social media to celebrate what he claims are major economic triumphs for the United States, while unleashing a fierce attack on China and past American leadership. In a post on X late Sunday, Trump hailed declining oil, interest, and food prices, declaring that inflation has been wiped out and that his administration is bringing in billions of dollars weekly through tariffs on “abusing countries.”
“Oil prices are down, interest rates are down (the slow moving Fed should cut rates!), food prices are down, there is NO INFLATION,” Trump wrote, pointing to these achievements as evidence of a thriving US economy under his leadership. He added that tariffs, a cornerstone of his trade policy, are generating vast revenue from nations he accuses of exploiting America, despite retaliatory moves from China.
Trump zeroed in on Beijing, labelling it the “biggest abuser of them all” and accusing it of raising tariffs by 34% as its own markets falter. He slammed China’s “ridiculously high” tariffs, claiming the country has taken advantage of the US for decades—a warning he says went unheeded by nations retaliating against his policies. “They’ve made enough, for decades, taking advantage of the Good OL’ USA!” he exclaimed.
The president also laid blame at the feet of America’s previous leaders, accusing them of allowing such economic disparities to fester. “Our past ‘leaders’ are to blame for allowing this, and so much else, to happen to our Country,” he wrote, before rallying his supporters with his familiar call: “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Trump’s comments arrive amid ongoing global trade tensions and economic uncertainty. China’s reported tariff hike, if confirmed, would mark a significant escalation in its standoff with the US, though Beijing has not yet commented on the figure Trump cited. His renewed push for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates further echoes his frequent frustration with the central bank’s measured pace.
