POTUS Says United States Is in Trump Economy Now, Touts 4th Quarter GDP ForecastNick Gilbertson 9 Feb 2026
President Donald Trump told NBC News in his Super Bowl interview that the United States is now in the Trump economy and predicted that 2026 will be even stronger than 2025.
When NBC News anchor Tom Llamas asked Trump at what point the United States is “in the Trump economy,” the president said, “I’d say we’re there now,” citing estimates of extremely strong fourth-quarter gross domestic product growth. The Atlanta Fed predicted in January 5.4 percent GDP growth for the quarter.
https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/2020599497890378129“I’m very proud of it, 5.6 percent. You know, we have a GDP of 5.6 despite a shutdown, we had a 42-day shutdown,” Trump said. “I call it the Democrat shutdown, and because of that, I lost a point and a half. I would have been at a seven GDP, which hasn’t been seen, I don’t know, ever maybe.”
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett estimated in November that the Democrat shutdown was costing America $15 billion per week and would knock 1.0 to 1.5 percent off of GDP for the quarter.
The Atlanta Fed GDP prediction as of Monday is 4.2 percent for quarter 4.
Trump said that 2026 will be even stronger than 2025.
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