Fake News vs. Real Numbers Economy is Booming Under Trump plus PA Power Shift, GOP Gains

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Economic Growth & Tariffs
- Reports a 4.3% GDP growth in Q3, exceeding expectations.
- Success is do to Trump’s tariff policies, tax reforms, and “America First” approach.
- Highlights record consumer spending during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Inflation & Monetary Policy
- Notes inflation is a pressure point but it is lower than under Biden.
- Federal Reserve’s PCE index and interest rate implications.
Media Criticism
- Mainstream media is using misleading narratives, predicting economic disaster that never materialized.
- Driven by anti-Trump bias.
Future Policy Changes
- Upcoming tax reforms in 2026: no tax on tips, overtime, and most Social Security benefits.
Government Spending & Debt
- Alarm over massive borrowing rates (e.g., $272 million per hour).
- Senator Rand Paul’s Festivus report on wasteful spending.
Political Landscape
- Discusses voter registration trends in Pennsylvania, showing GOP gains and erosion of Democratic advantage.
- Economic success is do to Trump’s popularity and electoral momentum.
Criticism of Democrats
- Targets figures like Tim Walz for alleged corruption and race-based rhetoric.
- Democratic policies are divisive and fiscally irresponsible.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.3	Guaranteed Human.
0:05.2	It's the economy stupid.
0:07.8	That is the line that matters in every election.
0:11.8	If you're not talking about the economy and the economy's bad, you're going to have problems.
0:17.1	Democrats believe that the majority of you listening right now are blaming Donald Trump for
0:23.2	what they're describing is a quote bad economy. I'm actually not joking. What is the data
0:28.8	saying? It says the opposite of that. President Donald Trump on Tuesday credited his
0:36.2	tariffs with producing better than expected economic numbers.
0:40.1	And the third quarter and added that the quote,
0:42.2	Trump economic golden age is full steam ahead.
0:46.4	In a pair of true social posts,
0:48.4	Trump said the tariffs are responsible for the great USA economic numbers
0:53.9	and declared there is, quote, no inflation in great national
0:58.1	security while urging support to pray for the U.S. Supreme Court. He also touted the Commerce
1:05.9	Department's reported 4.3% growth as a rate as proof that good government and all caps tariffs are
1:14.3	powering what he called the Trump economic golden age. The government's initial estimates show
1:20.2	U.S. growth and the gross domestic product numbers are big. The broadest measure of economic output. It rose at 4.3% annual pace
1:31.1	from July through September. That is up, not down, from the 3.8 in the second quarter, as well as
1:38.2	the roughly 3% forecast tracked by FACCET. Now, the report credited stronger consumer spending.
1:45.6	In fact, we had record Black Friday sales and Monday, Cyber Monday sales.
1:50.3	Higher exports, by the way, and increased government outlays for the jump.
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