Trump's national television speech completely flopped! The 17-minute speech was read verbatim with frequent stutters, the pace was as fast as a race, and the once arrogant demeanor completely vanished—this is not a presidential speech, it is clearly a live explosion of re-election anxiety. The polling data behind it is even more glaring: only 33% of the public approves of his economic policies, and the support rate plummeted to 40% in July, with the 2026 midterm elections approaching, the plan for re-election in 2028 is in jeopardy.
While shouting 'wages rise, prices fall', the reality hits hard: the unemployment rate surged to 4.6% in November, a four-year high, inflation far exceeds the Federal Reserve's target, and food and energy prices are skyrocketing, suffocating the public. In desperation, Trump has resorted to his old trick of shifting blame, spending five minutes attacking Biden, claiming that his predecessor left behind a mess, yet these accusations have no supporting data.
The truly outrageous 'big move'! He grandly announced that he would give each of the 1.5 million American soldiers $1,776 as a 'warrior bonus', and shamelessly claimed that the money comes from tariffs—this is not welfare, it is clearly robbing Peter to pay Paul! In the first three quarters of 2025, American companies have already shelled out $89 billion more due to tariffs, and this cost is ultimately passed on to consumers; the collective price increase of 'Black Friday' goods and the annual loss of $3,800 for ordinary families are solid evidence that tariffs are essentially a hidden tax on the public.
The empty promises are flying everywhere: promising to launch the 'strongest housing reform in history' next year, saving home buyers $3,000 in mortgage payments each year, yet not mentioning any specific measures; threatening to replace the Federal Reserve chairman to lower interest rates, completely ignoring the potential inflation rebound that may result from rate cuts; boasting about attracting $18 trillion in investment, only to be exposed that the actual implementation is just $7 trillion.
Treating tariffs as a universal key, wanting to rely on it for revenue while also trying to please voters, but high tariffs have already disrupted the American industrial chain, forcing companies to relocate production capacity and causing unemployment rates to soar, all of which come at a real cost. Can this kind of self-destructive operation really deceive voters temporarily?
The short-term benefits for the U.S. military ultimately have to be paid for by ordinary citizens through rising prices; can the empty promises of reform that are just pie in the sky cover up the deep-seated economic crisis? Will the dual uncertainties in American politics and the economy spill over into the global market?
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