Trump Admits White House Failing to Promote Economic Wins Amid Fake News Noise

One year into his second term, President Donald Trump is delivering results but he’s also admitting his administration has a messaging problem.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump reflected on the economic progress made since returning to office in January 2025, while also acknowledging that his administration hasn’t done enough to promote its accomplishments amid a steady stream of “fake news.”

“I think we’ve done a much better job than we were able to promote,” Trump said. “We’re doing a great job and sort of letting the promotion take care of itself.”

Not anymore.

With voters still citing affordability as a top concern even as prices are finally cooling Trump is now sharpening his focus on combatting the media narrative and reminding Americans who’s really solving the crisis.

• Egg prices are down over 13% from a year ago, hitting their lowest levels since 2019.

• Poultry prices have dropped more than 12%, and gas prices have fallen over 15 cents per gallon nationwide, according to AAA.

• Inflation has stabilized around 3%, a sharp improvement from the 9.1% peak under Biden in mid-2022.

Still, many voters say they aren’t feeling it yet largely because the media continues to parrot the Left’s talking points rather than report facts. As Trump put it, “A lot of people are listening to the fake news a little bit.”

The president didn’t shy away from pointing fingers but accepted some blame too. “I blame ourselves,” he said, noting the administration hasn’t been aggressive enough in communicating success stories like rising domestic manufacturing and energy independence.

Indeed, under Trump’s tariff-first trade strategy, billions in new investments have already been pledged by foreign firms to expand manufacturing on U.S. soil a direct reversal from the job outsourcing disasters of the Obama-Biden era.

To ease the burden of some price increases caused by his own trade reforms, Trump recently rolled back tariffs on key grocery and agricultural imports. He’s also introduced bold new ideas to alleviate economic strain:

• Penalty-free 401(k) withdrawals for first-time homebuyers

• A proposed cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, a move that’s ruffled feathers even among fiscal conservatives

• Massive tax refund projections this year thanks to revised tax policy under the Trump White House

Of course, the media would rather hammer Trump over a temporary spike in imported fruit prices than admit he’s made major strides on core economic indicators.

What’s missing isn’t substance it’s messaging. And Trump knows it.

By openly calling out the failure to promote his wins and confronting the disinformation head-on, Trump is signaling a shift: it’s time to go on offense. Americans struggling at the grocery store and gas pump deserve to know that help has already arrived even if CNN won’t report it.

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