Ben Ferguson (6:28)
Could it be that the media and the Democrats got it wrong yet again on the economy? The same people that try to convince you that there was no such thing as Bidenflation and and instead they want you to believe that the economy was incredible shape when Joe Biden was in office? Well, once Donald Trump got elected, they want you to believe everything is terrible. Well guess what? Now there's more data to show they're just a bunch of liars. And this time it was bigger than even conservatives could have imagined. There was a sharp and honestly, a unexpected tumble. Not a decline, but a tumble in inflation to 2.7% is more than just positive data point. It's a clear rebuke of the economic pessimism pushed by critics of President Donald Trump. It's also a powerful validation of Trump policies this administration has been advancing, saying, trust me, it's going to work. The White House was absolutely right. For months, economists and political opponents of Donald Trump have warned that Trump's aggressive economic agenda, including the tariffs that have brought in record dollars to the U.S. the energy expansion, deregulation and pressure on global trade partners would fuel, as they described it, inflation. Instead, the opposite has happened. Inflation. Not only did it not spike, it fell in a major way. And it fell faster than anyone, including those at the White House, were even willing to mention, much less claim it was going to become a reality. Energy dominance is doing exactly, by the way, what Donald Trump said it was going to do. One of the biggest drivers behind the falling inflation is energy prices. And this is where Trump's policies are having an outsized impact. Under Trump, Fed federal barriers to domestic oil and gas production have been rolled back. Leasing and drilling approvals have accelerated. The administration signaled clearly that America would return to Energy independence in even a bigger way than it did when he was in office the first time. That confidence alone stabilized the markets. And then when supply expectations rise, prices fall not just at the pump, but across the entire economy, which is exactly what we are now witnessing, having a huge impact on inflation. Lower energy costs, reduce transportation expenses, manufacturing input costs and grocery distribution prices. All of that good for the economy. As President Trump said on the campaign trail, energy and the price touches everything. Trump understood that from day one. And inflation numbers are now proving him to be exactly right. We also know that the media and the Democrats lied to you about the tariffs. They said over and over and over again the tariffs were going to cause massive inflation. They said that shelves would be empty at places like Target, Walmart, Costco and Sam's Club. That also never happened. One of the loudest criticisms of President Trump's economic strategy was by the left in the media. And they said the tariffs would not only raise consumer prices, but there would be massive supply chain issues. They then said that would make inflation skyrocket even more. That argument has also now flat out collapsed. What actually happened is this. The tariffs pressured foreign producers to actually absorb the costs that did not get passed on to Americans the way that the left and tried to claim supply chains adjusted instead of breaking. Again, no empty shelves and no backlogs of basic necessities that Americans need. That was also a lie. It also had another huge impact. American manufacturing expanded rapidly, reducing the reliance on volatile foreign inputs. Something the President said was a part of us having security and safety literally on a national security forefront. Instead of inflation spiraling upwards, which the left and the media said was a guaranteed thing, prices stabilized and markets recalibrated. Trump's tariffs weren't random. They were targeted leverage, forcing fairness and restoring balance. Inflation falling to 2.7% shows that smart trade and enforcement doesn't punish the consumers, it actually protects them. And then the issue of deregulation, that is something that had a huge impact on the numbers we're witnessing right now. Deregulation reduced hidden inflation and Americans have never been able to see the receipts before until Trump got into office. Inflation isn't just about sticker prices. It's also about compliance costs, regulatory delays and bureaucratic drag from a government that just got way too big. Trump administration said, hey, we're gonna cut thousands of pages of federal regulations, we're gonna reduce permitting delays, we're gonna. Lowered compliance costs for small and medium sized businesses was something else they said was vitally important. And when businesses spend less money Navigating Washington, that's when you get what we're witnessing right now. Products that are faster than market, they end up hiring more people and they keep prices lower. This invisible inflation, as the White House described it, rarely makes headlines. But removing it has a real and measured effect. The 2.7% inflation figure reflects those savings working their way through the economy. And then it comes down to confidence has returned to the marketplace and the markets have actually responded. Inflation is also psychological. When consumers and businesses believe prices will rise, they behave in ways that make it happen. Well, Trump's leadership clearly restored economic confidence. Businesses began investing again. Consumers stopped panic. Buying markets adjusted expectations downwards. That confidence reduces volatility, and volatility is a major inflation driver. Washington elites expected chaos. The markets and the people saw clarity and they understood the rules of the game because of a president that was transparent. Which brings us to fiscal discipline. And that was reassuring itself to the American people. A renewed emphasis on fiscal restraint of our government, Doge was a large part of that. Again made people feel more confident in their government. Trump has consistently pushed for cutting wasteful spending, targeted bloated bureaucracies and challenged runaway federal programs. Even the signal of restraint matters. When investors and lenders believe government spending will be controlled. Inflation expectations drop, which is exactly what we're seeing now. All of this has turned into one thing. Now it's showing in the real numbers. So what is the massive takeaway from this? This is a gigantic win for every American, especially lower and middle class American families. The drop in inflation, 2.7% didn't happen by accident. And it didn't happen despite Donald Trump's policies. It happened because of Donald Trump's policies. Energy dominance lowered costs, economy wide Tariffs restored balance without triggering price spikes. Deregulation reduced hidden inflation. Confidence returned to the markets. Fiscal discipline signaled stability. The so called experts yet again predicted disaster. The data delivered a reality check to them. So this inflation report isn't just good news. It's proof that Trump's economic playbook works. And even under intense political and global pressure, thank goodness we have a president that's willing to stay the course and not chase an approval rating number. And now what we're witnessing is the real effects of what Trump's economy is at the end of his first year. And now you know what to expect moving into 2026.
