Posted on 09/16/2026 2:12:45 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
President Donald Trump posted on Wednesday afternoon, as he was widely expected to do, fuming about the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates.
“Interest Rates in the United States should be 1%, or less, because we are the Best Credit in the World — BY FAR. Our Country is BOOMING with new Investment!” wrote Trump on Truth Social, adding:
If we stopped Trading with every country that we have a Deficit with, which is most of them, we would make, at least, 1.5 Trillion Dollars a year. The word “Deficit” is nothing more than a fancy word for LOSS. We are “carrying” almost every country in the World, and that cannot go on any longer. LOWER THE INTEREST RATES FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FAST! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, nominated this year by Trump, refused to discuss any conversation he had with Trump about the topic during a presser after the decision was announced. The rate hike is the first increase in over three years and was expected, as inflation has ticked up as a result of the war in Iran.
“What is your message here to President Trump?” ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze asked Warsh during the presser.
“I’ve got nothing for you on the discussion with the president,” going on to emphasize that “the least well-off [Americans] have the most to gain from stable prices. The decision we made today was the right decision to deliver on the remit that Congress gave us to ensure stable prices,” he replied.
Earlier in the month, Trump wildly threatened to stop trading with certain countries if the Fed did not lower rates.
“A STRONG COUNTRY MEANS A LOWER INTEREST RATE – IT’S A BETTER CREDIT…Very simple! We should have the LOWEST RATE of any country in the World, like “the old days.” Without the United States agreeing to allow them their big surpluses, and we could stop that immediately, they would no longer be considered financially ELITE! LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT, which the U.S. Supreme Court, in its ridiculous and very costly Tariff decision, strongly acknowledged “the President” has an absolute right to do. IT’S BETTER THAN TARIFFS! The Fed Board, with its great new leader, must get smart – BE PATRIOTS for a change. High interest rates put the U.S.A. at a very unfair disadvantage, and I won’t allow that to happen!” Trump wrote on September 4th.
High interest rates not only raise borrowing costs for Americans, but also continue to balloon the U.S. national debt, which surpassed $40 trillion in August, requiring a monthly $96 billion interest payment.
Beautiful post and spot on.
Maybe we can get a good smooth talking RINO to run in ‘28.
As of the latest available 2026 data, policy interest rates in France, Italy, Germany (all Eurozone), the UK, and Switzerland are:
As of the latest available 2026 data, policy interest rates in France, Italy, Germany (all Eurozone), the UK, and Switzerland are:
France European Central Bank (ECB) 2.65% Eurozone rate applies equally to France.
Germany ECB 2.65% Same ECB policy rate.
Italy ECB 2.65% Same ECB policy rate.
United Kingdom Bank of England 3.75% Bank Rate held at 3.75%.
Switzerland Swiss National Bank (SNB) 0.0% SNB policy rate remains at zero.
Maybe we can get a good smooth talking RINO to run in ‘28.
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RINO’s will run in the 2028 Republican Primary Elections, and say all the right things that their financiers and fellow ideologues in the media and think tanks want.
They’ll also perform poorly when it comes to the amount of delegates needed to win the nomination.
“America First 2028 & Beyond.”
Thank you, I was wondering if a brilliant theorist would provide a thoughtful reasoned argument in the contrary in an attempt to counter my thoughts on the issue.
I’ll settle for someone who DOESN’T POST IN ALL-CAPS LIKE a CHILD all the TIME.
I remember there was a recession in 1982, presumably as a result of Reagan's spending cuts.
Reagan's slogan for the midterms was "Stay the course."
He urged Americans to stick with his budget-cutting, to accept short-term pain for long-term prosperity.
"A need is not a claim." - Ayn Rand.
By your logic, every Third World migrant has a right to invade and steal from our country if they have a "need." By your logic, every foreign conqueror, Hitler and Stalin included, had a right to take whatever they could grab.
If you can’t defend it, it’s ours.
That's American Empire. It's also morally disgusting and anti-Christian.
Moral nations respect each other's rights, and do not impose their will on each other.
Ron Paul forever!
Good luck with that.
Correctly or not, voters blame the sitting president.
Or perhaps someone who advocates for Trump's policies -- but this time actually means it.
All he’s “doing” here is looking like an immature child in these social media posts. And none of this ALL CAPS nonsense is helping to defeat the Iranian nutcase regime nor doing much to help the working class deal with rising inflation.
Time to ZOT this troll. Not conservative. Not republican. Clearly here to sow discourse.
Likely posting under a dormant account after a brute force hack. Just like the rest of the trolls here.
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