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Midnight Writer

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1. The Administration seems to have gotten over its "credibility problem" concerning financial reports.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:30 PM

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Even though Trump has been firing everybody who dares to report honest economic data and replacing them with nincompoops, the mainstream media are now reporting Trump's made-up data like it was gospel.

It is almost funny to see the CNBC reporters get pumped up over "surprisingly good numbers that defy expectations". Do they really believe these numbers, or are they part of the con?

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