Breaking: Terrible GDP report just dropped… halfway to recession

[protectionist]

Back to back bad news with job creation plummeting and GDP SHRINKING 0.3% vs a rise of 0.4% expected. Trump is wrecking America.

U.S. economy shrunk 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses

Terrible news for people who love America and want it to succeed. 62000 new jobs down from 147000 last month,
Private payroll growth slowed to 62,000 in April, well below expectations

The U.S. economy shrank in Q1 as tariff-related import surge trimmed gains: GDP report

The US economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter as imports surged ahead of Trump's tariffs

www.usatoday.com

When you start throwing darts 3 months in, before good things have had a chance to develop, you just make yourself look stupid. This is why millions of people turned against the Democrats in 2024, and voted for Trump.
Keep talking.

 

[protectionist]

You guys keep saying that shit but the economic metrics don’t support it.

The stock market under Bidenomics went up 26 percent last year, GDP was at 2.7 percent, unemployment at 3.8 percent, inflation at 3.0 percent

That is what Trump had to start with
Why Fuk it up?

• The current GDP is Biden's GDP
• December 31, 2024 unemployment was 4.1%, Last reading (March 31, 2025) it was 4.2% (essentially no change)
• GDP was 2.7 in Q3 of 2022. The last 3 quarters -2024/2025 (Biden's 3rd recession) they were 3.1.......2.4......-0.3
• you actually want to put "inflation" and "Biden" in the same sentence ?
• yes Biden left office with a 3.0 core inflation rate. Now it's 2.4.
• This doesn't include the 100-200% inflation on housing rents & gas prices Biden wacked us with (2022-2024)

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[protectionist]

Fuckup

What was Q2 GDP in 2020?

Is that what shitler! and sycophants can do?

We all know what GDP was in Q2 2020, of the DEMOCRAT CREATED & MAINTAINED PANDEMIC.
Duh!

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

If you only had 30 dolls to give your daughter.

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Don't have a daughter.

If you have one who demands 30 dolls for Christmas, you are a loser.




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[JustAnotherNut]

Back to back bad news with job creation plummeting and GDP SHRINKING 0.3% vs a rise of 0.4% expected. Trump is wrecking America.

U.S. economy shrunk 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses

Terrible news for people who love America and want it to succeed. 62000 new jobs down from 147000 last month,
Private payroll growth slowed to 62,000 in April, well below expectations

The U.S. economy shrank in Q1 as tariff-related import surge trimmed gains: GDP report

The US economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter as imports surged ahead of Trump's tariffs

www.usatoday.com

Breaking news.......177,000 jobs ADDED in April

MSN

 

[rightwinger]

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Don't have a daughter.

If you have one who demands 30 dolls for Christmas, you are a loser.




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That was Trumps analogy of girls having 30 dolls

But in the real world, families will not only struggle to buy gifts for Christmas but basic necessities.

What Trump calls pain

 

[EvilCat Breath]

So far Trump is looking better than ever.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/02/jobs-report-april-2025.html

 

[rightwinger]

I think the problem with Trumps monster tariffs will be sticker shock as buyers say…..I’m not going to pay THAT much and will do without.

Retailers will suffer
It will take a few years for salaries to catch up….if ever

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

That was Trumps analogy of girls having 30 dolls

But in the real world, families will not only struggle to buy gifts for Christmas but basic necessities.

What Trump calls pain

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Pain.

Y'all will survive it, unless you off yourselves.




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[ThisIsMe]

Well then let’s apply the same metric to Trump
See how he does next quarter and see if GDP and employment are up

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/02/jobs-report-april-2025.html

So, is this settled? Bidens GDP was down but employment was up and you all said it wasn't a recession. So, here we see the employment numbers...

 

[rightwinger]

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/02/jobs-report-april-2025.html

So, is this settled? Bidens GDP was down but employment was up and you all said it wasn't a recession. So, here we see the employment numbers...

Recession is just a name
What will matter is how much people are struggling

TRUMP tariff price increases are just starting to set in
Those manufacturing jobs are years away.
Will employment drop due to retailers selling less?
Will car dealers sell fewer cars as buyers put off new purchases
Will salaries increase to compensate for tariffs?

What Trump is calling a little pain

 

[ThisIsMe]

I understand, biden has excuses, trump didn't, even though covid affected both of their economies.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Recession is just a name
What will matter is how much people are struggling

TRUMP tariff price increases are just starting to set in
Those manufacturing jobs are years away.
Will employment drop due to retailers selling less?
Will car dealers sell fewer cars as buyers put off new purchases
Will salaries increase to compensate for tariffs?

What Trump is calling a little pain

Wait, so now you're adding MORE qualifications?

So let me get this straight. A recession used to be determined by 2 consecutive quarters of negative GDP. Then when biden had that, you said it wasn't a recession because his employment numbers were up, but now you are going back to the original definition of recession for trump.

Then I bring up that you are all adding modifiers to the definition of recession, so you say 'ok, let's see what trumps employment numbers are", so then I show you an article that says Trump employment numbers are good, now you come back with "well recession is just a name, what matters is how much people are struggling".

why keep moving the goal posts?

 

[Rawley]

Sure Ms Grinch
Explain to a 4 year old why there are so few presents because President Trump is in inept asshole

You raised your kids to complain if there weren't enough presents at Christmas? Dat's fucked up.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Wait, so now you're adding MORE qualifications?

So let me get this straight. A recession used to be determined by 2 consecutive quarters of negative GDP. Then when biden had that, you said it wasn't a recession because his employment numbers were up, but now you are going back to the original definition of recession for trump.

Then I bring up that you are all adding modifiers to the definition of recession, so you say 'ok, let's see what trumps employment numbers are", so then I show you an article that says Trump employment numbers are good, now you come back with "well recession is just a name, what matters is how much people are struggling".

why keep moving the goal posts?

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It's one of the few tools they have that they think might still work.

Wrong.

But entertaining to watch.


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[rightwinger]

You raised your kids to complain if there weren't enough presents at Christmas? Dat's fucked up.

Sorry baby

No presents this year but let me tell you a story about the Baby Jesus

 

[rightwinger]

I understand, biden has excuses, trump didn't, even though covid affected both of their economies.

Trumps economic crisis is self inflicted

 

[ThisIsMe]

Trumps economic crisis is self inflicted

But it's not a recession , right?

 

[rightwinger]

But it's not a recession , right?

Yet

We shall see

 

[ThisIsMe]

Yet

We shall see

Lol, it can't be, the employment numbers are up!?! According to leftys, it can't be a recession if employment numbers are up.