President Trump Was Right About Everything — Including the Democrat Shutdown Costing Us Growth

The article, referencing White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai, reports that today's GDP report shows President Trump is delivering "robust private sector-led economic growth" with strong consumption and investment. It claims that GDP growth for 2025 exceeded "expert" predictions despite a "Democrat Government Shutdown" last fall. The Trump Administration asserts that its agenda of tax cuts, deregulation, tariffs, and energy abundance will further accelerate America's economic comeback in 2026.The article repeatedly emphasizes that the 43-day "Democrat Shutdown" "blunted our economic momentum" and "cost the American people meaningful growth," yet robust growth in 2025 was "fueled by surging business investment, private-sector job creation, and strong wage gains that surpassed economists’ expectations." It cites numerous warnings from Trump Administration officials—including the Council of Economic Advisers, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett—about the economic damage the shutdown would cause, with estimates ranging from 0.2 to 2.0 percentage points off GDP growth. President Trump is quoted multiple times attributing a loss of "at least one-and-a-half points" of GDP growth to the shutdown.External economists and organizations, such as CNN, the Congressional Budget Office, Goldman Sachs, and EY-Parthenon, are also cited as confirming the shutdown's negative impact on economic growth, reinforcing the administration's claims about its detrimental effects.