{"id":377527,"date":"2025-08-27T11:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/377527\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:51:10","slug":"did-trump-just-call-american-economy-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/377527\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Trump just call American economy dead?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When US President Donald Trump labelled the Indian and Russian economies “dead”<\/a><\/strong> last month, nobody had expected that he would make a similar remark about the US too. But then, Trump is famous for his unpredictability. On August 26, the US President took to Truth Social to say that the US economy had its own “dead” phase. The post meandered between business advice to Cracker Barrel restaurant chain, his itinerary, and setting economic records straight.<\/p>\n

“Cracker Barrel should go back to the old logo, admit a mistake based on customer response (the ultimate poll), and manage the company better than ever before. They got a billion dollars’ worth of free publicity if they play their cards right. Very tricky to do, but a great opportunity. Have a major news conference today. Make Cracker Barrel a WINNER again,” he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In typical Trump fashion, he did not miss a chance to discuss the achievements of his presidency.<\/p>\n

“Remember, in just a short period of time I made the United States of America the ‘HOTTEST’ Country anywhere in the World. One year ago, it was ‘DEAD.’ Good luck!” Trump added.<\/p>\n

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The timing of these remarks is significant.<\/p>\n

Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports<\/a><\/strong> in response to India’s continued purchase of discounted Russian crude oil, a move the US framed as penalising nations indirectly supporting Russia amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Earlier, on July 31, Trump had expressed his indifference to the bilateral relationship between India and Russia.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“We have done very little business with India; their tariffs are too high, among the highest in the world. Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together. Let’s keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory!” Trump added.<\/p>\n

Now, Trump has stated that the US economy has gone from “dead” to “hot”, a comment aimed at highlighting what he sees as the shortcomings of the Biden administration while reinforcing his narrative that, under his leadership, economic setbacks can be swiftly reversed.<\/p>\n

While many found the remark surprising, Indians on social media were less shocked, describing the US President as “self-obsessed” and “entertaining”, with some even joking that he should be awarded the “Nobel Prize already”.<\/p>\n

– Ends<\/p>\n

Published By: <\/p>\n

Priyanjali Narayan<\/p>\n

Published On: <\/p>\n

Aug 27, 2025<\/p>\n

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