In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has made a series of claims about the economy, a topic that should feature prominently in his State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24.
A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims
Issues: stock market
Trump’s Numbers, Second Term
At the one-year mark of Trump’s second term, we launch our “numbers” series, providing various statistical measures of his presidency thus far.
Trump’s Stock Market Blame-Shifting
President Donald Trump said the faltering stock market “is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s” and that a downturn wasn’t due to tariffs. Our graphic shows how the markets responded after Trump made various tariff announcements.
Tracking Trump’s Promises at the 100-Day Mark
We look at a half dozen of Trump’s most consequential pledges – ones that he said would happen immediately — and the progress Trump has made toward fulfilling them.
What President Trump Inherits, Part 2
On Inauguration Day, we provide a look at various metrics on the state of the country at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Biden’s Numbers, April 2024 Update
Our latest quarterly update on the state of the U.S. during the Biden presidency.
Biden’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
The most recent statistical measures of how the U.S. has changed since the president took office.
Biden’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
The most recent statistical measures of how the U.S. has changed since the president took office.
Biden’s Numbers
Statistical measures of the president’s term to date.
Trump’s Final Numbers
Statistical indicators of President Trump’s four years in office.