A progressive analyst claimed on Thursday that President Donald Trump is "trying to fool everyone" into thinking that his economy is doing well, a sign that the president has abandoned a key campaign promise.
Progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen discussed the impacts of Trump's tariffs and immigration enforcement policies on a new episode of his podcast on Thursday night. Cohen said it was clear that Trump is making "false claims" about his economy as he tries to distract from the pushback from Republicans like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
"It's not just grocery inflation on which the President is making these kinds of false claims," Cohen said. "So look, if he wants to pretend that affordability is solved, he can be my guest. But the American people can very clearly see that things are getting more expensive."
Recently, Greene has claimed that Trump is trying to "gaslight the nation" into believing that his economy is faring well. That's despite economic data showing the economy is shedding tens of thousands of jobs per month, while the price of food continues to increase.
"They literally just voted in Democrats in a blue wave last week on that exact issue: a failure of this president to keep his promise when it came to affordability," Cohen added. "And yet, instead of actually seeking to fix it, Trump does what he always does, which is to try and fool everyone into thinking that he already fixed it and it was amazing and no one can fix it like he can."