Did President Trump accidentally leak the US GDP figures?
President Trump posted about the US GDP not meeting expectations 40 minutes before it was announced this morning.
At 7:50 AM ET, Trump posted that "the government shutdown caused by the Democratic Party has reduced US GDP by at least two percentage points."
Exactly 40 minutes later, the US announced the Q4 2025 GDP data, which was much lower than expected, dropping from 4.4% to 1.4%, a decrease of 300 basis points.
GDP growth is now at its lowest level since Q1 2025.
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Did President Trump accidentally leak the US GDP figures?
President Trump posted about the US GDP not meeting expectations 40 minutes before it was announced this morning.
At 7:50 AM ET, Trump posted that "the government shutdown caused by the Democratic Party has reduced US GDP by at least two percentage points."
Exactly 40 minutes later, the US announced the Q4 2025 GDP data, which was much lower than expected, dropping from 4.4% to 1.4%, a decrease of 300 basis points.
GDP growth is now at its lowest level since Q1 2025.