House Budget Committee Ranking Member Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) made a stunning display of political delusion Thursday night, claiming on MSNBC that President Trump somehow "messed up" the supposedly stellar economy he inherited from Joe Biden.
Speaking on "The Last Word," Boyle had the unmitigated gall to argue that Trump took over "an economy in which inflation is easing and economic growth is advancing" and somehow made it worse. This revisionist nonsense comes after Trump's first year back in office delivered unprecedented economic growth, soaring stock markets, and energy independence that has American families finally catching a break.
Let's set the record straight for Congressman Boyle: Trump didn't inherit a "good economy" – he inherited Biden's economic disaster. Remember $5+ gas prices? Crushing inflation that destroyed family budgets? Supply chain chaos? A war on American energy that left us begging foreign dictators for oil?
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What Trump actually inherited was an economy strangled by Biden's regulatory overreach, crippling energy policies, and reckless spending that fueled the worst inflation crisis in 40 years. Working families were drowning under the weight of Biden's failures when Trump took the oath last January.
Within his first year back, Trump delivered exactly what he promised: energy dominance that slashed gas prices, deregulation that unleashed American business, and trade policies that put America First. The results speak for themselves – booming job growth, record stock market gains, and families finally able to afford groceries again.
"This is the kind of gaslighting Democrats excel at – take credit for Republican success while blaming Republicans for Democrat failures," one GOP strategist told reporters.
Boyle's desperate attempt to rewrite history shows just how terrified Democrats are of Trump's undeniable economic success. They can't run on Biden's record because it was an unmitigated disaster, so they're trying to steal credit for Trump's achievements.
Americans aren't stupid, Congressman Boyle. We remember who had us energy independent and who made us energy dependent. We know who built the booming Trump economy and who nearly destroyed it. Nice try, but we're not buying your fake news narrative.