Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, told Fox News on Friday that the economy under President Donald Trump was booming — and hilarity ensued.
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Hassett claimed “the Trump boom” wouldn’t be reported by “the fake news,” and that the One Big Beautiful Bill has massively helped to improve the economy — dismissing affordability concerns among Americans.
“Right now, Wall Street just doesn’t understand that the Trump economy is really creating an economic golden age,” Hassett said.
Onlookers immediately attacked.
“Can the numbers be trusted??” Attorney and former public defender Frank Amari, who has more than 64,000 followers, wrote on Bluesky.
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“It sure is, for the 1%. Not for Main Street,” filmmaker and producer Joel Lesko wrote on Bluesky.
“Trump is creating an ‘economic golden age’ for his cronies in the top 1/2 of 1%. The rest of us can go suck it,” Dawn Humphrey, a retired communications expert with more than 21,000 followers, wrote on Bluesky.
“An economic golden age, eh? I’ll leave this here for you,” Georgetown University professor Anthony M. Hopper wrote on X, sharing the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index report showing an economic decline.
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Kevin Hassett: “Right now, Wall Street just doesn’t understand that the Trump economy is really creating an economic golden age” pic.twitter.com/sjxp9JK9sn
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 5, 2026
