
Trump’s Economic Year One: Some Wins, Many Promises Yet to Deliver
A year after returning to the White House, Trump’s economy has been resilient with some gains—notably a stock-market rally driven in part by AI optimism and tariff revenue—while several campaign promises have not materialized. Food prices are mixed (down in some categories, up in others), gas prices fell but not to the promised level, energy costs did not halve, auto manufacturing hasn’t revived, manufacturing jobs remained flat or declined, and debt continues to rise despite tariff income; the piece weighs promises against actual progress and highlights structural constraints behind the mixed picture.










