January 9, 2026 | Rapid Response | Sonali Patel

The Economy Continues In The Right Direction Under President Trump

Rapid Response

The economy remains strong under President Trump with growth estimates exceeding expectations at 5.4% while unemployment has continued to drop. 

The U.S. trade deficit is also now the lowest it's been since 2009.
 


What they are saying about the economy:

  • American Investor Louis Navellier: President Trump's tariffs strategy is "generating revenue. It has created a tremendous amount of onshoring..."
  • Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan: "All three thirds are growing... which means they're putting more money into the economy."
  • CNBC: "The unemployment rate 4.4%...it comes in less than expectations."
  • CNBC: President Trump "cut [the trade deficit] in half..."
  • Morgan Stanley CIO Mike Wilson: Consumer goods is "an area where it’s going to get a big boost from the Big Beautiful Bill, from the tax cuts in the first half of this year..."
  • Economist Steve Moore: "Inflation is headed down... a friend of mine just texted me this morning... he lives in Oklahoma, the gas prices are $1.69/gallon..."
  • Economist Jake Oubina on the Working Families Tax Cut Act: "You have something in the order of almost $200 billion to individuals this year... disposable income that's going to be growing double-digit."
  • NEC Director Kevin Hassett: "There have been... 35 now big factories that the President has negotiated... that has groundbreaking... everything is looking like the economy is ramping up at a really, really, high rate."

President Trump's aggressive America First agenda will only continue to drive the economy in the right direction.