SUNDAY SHOWS: President Trump is Supercharging the U.S. Economy

Whitehouse.gov ^ | June 1, 2025 | The Whitehouse

[SoConPubbie]

This morning, Trump Administration officials took to the airwaves to describe how the One Big Beautiful Bill will be an economic boon for working Americans, the soaring nature of the Trump economy, and more.

Here’s what you missed:

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on State of the Union

• On lowering the deficit: “This bill doesn’t increase the deficit or hurt the debt. In fact, it LOWERS it by $1.4 trillion.”

• On protecting Medicaid: “This bill will preserve and protect the programs, the social safety net, but it will make it much more common sense.”

• On cancer research funding: “We actually want it to go to cancer research. We want it to go to the research that people think that they have been funding through their tax dollars … We don’t want it to go to waste, fraud, and abuse.”

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on Face the Nation

• On prices: “We wanted to make sure that there aren’t price increases, Margaret — and thus far, there have been no price increases. Everything has been alarmist. The inflation numbers are actually dropping. We saw the first drop in inflation in four years.”

• On inflation: “When we were here in March, you said there was going to be big inflation. There hasn’t been any inflation. Actually, the inflation numbers are the best in four years. So why don’t we stop trying to say this COULD happen — wait and see what DOES happen.”

• On the deficit: “The deficit this year is going to be lower than the deficit last year — and in two years, it will be lower again. We are going to bring the deficit down slowly. We didn’t get here in one year.”

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Fox News Sunday

• On tariffs: “The $1.2 trillion trade deficit, and all the underlying implications of that, is a national emergency. It’s gutting our manufacturing base … Rest assured, tariffs are not going away … Congress has given this authority to President Trump and he’s going to use it.”

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on This Week

• On the deficit: “If the bill doesn’t pass, then we’re looking at the biggest tax hike in American history … The idea that it’s worse for the deficit to do something that pays for itself if we get 3% growth is just not defensible.”

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Sunday Morning Futures

• On deportations: “President Trump is doing exactly what he campaigned on and what the American people elected him to do — and that’s enforce the law. And so we are going to do mass deportations … We are going out there and ensuring that people that repeatedly break our laws are being held accountable.”

• On international students at Harvard: “These ties to China are deeply alarming … If you come to this country to learn and you’re a foreign student and you recognize the opportunity, that’s fantastic — but don’t come here to spy on us and take that information back home to an enemy that is working to destroy us every day. And China has infiltrated this country. It’s my job to protect the homeland and I’ve been given that direction by President Trump. They will not participate in this foreign student program until they clean up their ways.”

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[HYPOCRACY]

Anybody who has a basic understanding of economics can see Trump will supersize the economy. Rand is a grandstanding economic moron who should stick to going after Fauci. These liberal talk show hosts are incredibly and aggressively ignorant. They are upset that capitalism works and communism sucks balls.

[Steely Tom]

Egg and olive oil prices are down noticeably in the grocery store.

[Cobra64]

Good to hear. However… Schumer can yell and scream about murdering justices and Madonna hollers about burning down the White House, the Gutless Old Party can’t even call out Dems as LIARS.

[McCarthysGhost]

Also noticing a lot of really good sales that are bringing down the overall cost of groceries.

[pacific_waters]

trumpeteer suckers falling for trump’s con

[pacific_waters]

Russ Vought on State of the Union

Lowering the deficit: The CBO estimates the bill increases the deficit by $3.8 trillion, contradicting Vought’s $1.4 trillion reduction claim. His figure lacks supporting evidence.
Protecting Medicaid: CBO projections show 10.3 million could lose Medicaid coverage, undermining Vought’s claim of preservation. “Common sense” reforms are vague and likely mask cuts.
Cancer research funding: Vought provides no evidence that redirecting funds to cancer research will avoid disrupting other health programs. His “waste, fraud, and abuse” claim is unsubstantiated.

Scott Bessent on Face the Nation

Prices: Retailers like Walmart warn of price hikes due to tariffs, challenging Bessent’s claim of no increases. Short-term CPI data doesn’t guarantee long-term stability.
Inflation: Bessent’s reliance on one month’s CPI ignores economists’ warnings that tariffs could raise prices. His “wait and see” approach dismisses proactive planning.
Deficit: CBO projects rising deficits under current policies, contradicting Bessent’s claim of reduction. He provides no clear plan to achieve lower deficits.

Howard Lutnick on Fox News Sunday

Tariffs: Lutnick’s “national emergency” claim oversimplifies trade deficits, and tariffs risk higher prices and retaliation. His assertion of Trump’s unchecked authority ignores recent court rulings.

Kevin Hassett on This Week

Deficit: Hassett’s claim of a deficit-neutral bill relies on unproven 3% growth, contradicted by CBO’s $3.8 trillion deficit increase estimate. His “biggest tax hike” warning is exaggerated.

Kristi Noem on Sunday Morning Futures

Deportations: Mass deportations could cost billions and disrupt industries, contradicting Noem’s vague “enforce the law” claim. The policy lacks a clear implementation plan.
International students: Noem’s espionage accusations against Chinese students lack evidence and risk harming U.S. universities. Blanket restrictions could drive talent elsewhere.

[packrat35]

Hello Nancy Pelosi...

[oldtech]

Not arguing with Trump’s programs, but I hope people realize what a massive journey is left in order to trim down the national debt to a reasonable level.

[SoConPubbie]

trumpeteer suckers falling for trump’s con

Hey Guys,

Looks like someone popped his head up out of the hole he was hiding in.

[SoConPubbie]

Lowering the deficit: The CBO estimates the bill increases the deficit by $3.8 trillion, contradicting Vought’s $1.4 trillion reduction claim. His figure lacks supporting evidence.

FoxNews: 'Nonpartisan' CBO's health division overwhelmingly staffed by Dems, GOP-aligned group says

Next time you are trying to make a point, try using a source that is not stocked full with the enemies of MAGA and America. Your point will have a better chance of being taken seriously.

[HYPOCRACY]

Actually the only ways out are hyperinflation or outgrowing the debt. I know which one I prefer.

[Jacquerie]

A nearby Bar/Grill which opened in Aug 24 recently dropped nearly all menu items 8-10%.

$4 draft beer as well.

[Jacquerie]

The CBO is every bit as neutral as the ABA.