President Trump bragged Friday that his tariff blitz has “created an American economic miracle,” while blasting Democrats for handing him a “catastrophically” high budget deficit. Trump shared his assessment of the economy in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, boasting that his sweeping tariffs transformed a “DEAD” nation into the “HOTTEST” in the world. “When I imposed historic tariffs on nearly all foreign countries last April, the critics said my policies would cause a global economic meltdown,” the president wrote. 3 Trump boasted that his sweeping tariffs transformed a “DEAD” nation into the “HOTTEST” in the world. Getty Images“Instead, they have created an American economic miracle, and we are quickly building the greatest economy in the history of the world, with other countries doing just fine!”Trump took aim at his detractors and argued that he’s proved them wrong.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 01, 2026 03:23 UTC