Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus is back on X with another doom-and-gloom post about President Trump’s economic record.
This time, she claims “@POTUS is running our economy into the ground” and that “Americans are paying the price.”
Let’s be clear: @POTUS is running our economy into the ground, and Americans are paying the price.https://t.co/LPCRUgWZsG
— Dina Titus (@repdinatitus) August 15, 2025
It’s the kind of broad, emotional attack line that plays well with her Democratic base. But when you look at the facts — especially from right here in Nevada — her claim doesn’t match reality.
If the economy were truly “in the ground,” as Titus says, we wouldn’t be seeing the kind of growth we’ve had in manufacturing.
According to the National Association of Manufacturers, the U.S. produced $2.90 trillion worth of goods in the first quarter of 2025.
That’s only slightly down from late 2024 — and durable goods production, the stuff that lasts like cars and appliances, actually went up.
Since Trump returned to the White House in 2021, 775,000 new manufacturing jobs have been created nationwide.
Nevada is a piece of that success story.
From battery plants in Storey County to defense manufacturing in Southern Nevada, Trump’s America First policies — including targeted tariffs and tax relief — have brought production back home and created jobs that pay well without a college degree.
The S&P 500 is up more than 25% since April 2025. That’s a sign investors believe in the economy’s future.
Unemployment sits at 4.1%, which is considered healthy.
Compare that to the chaos under the last administration, when inflation spiked to 9.1% and families saw their grocery and gas bills skyrocket.
Today, inflation is down to 2.7% — still higher than we’d like, but far better than where Democrats left it.
A big part of the recovery is the Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1), signed earlier this year, which Rep. Titus voted against.
It cut $1.6 trillion in wasteful spending and redirected that money to things that actually drive growth — energy production, industrial expansion, and infrastructure.
Republicans say these cuts aren’t just about saving money. They’re about putting America, and states like Nevada, in a stronger position to compete.
Titus points to new tariffs and says they’re hurting families, but that ignores the July 4 tax cuts Trump passed, which put more money back into paychecks.
Those cuts have helped keep consumer confidence high, even as the economy adjusts to a tougher stance on trade.
The recent jump in the trade deficit — up 38% in the first half of 2025 — isn’t a sign of weakness, economists say. It’s mostly companies rushing to import goods before the tariffs kicked in.
Meanwhile, the tariffs are bringing in revenue that covers nearly 40% of the nation’s interest payments, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
That’s money we don’t have to borrow from China.
Titus also leaves out a key point: not all economic headwinds are made in America.
Germany’s industrial output fell nearly 2% in June. India’s exports are down because of their own trade disputes.
These ripple effects hit the global economy, but they’re not caused by Trump.
Ignoring these facts and pinning everything on President Trump is misleading at best.
Is the economy perfect? No. But the picture is far from the collapse Titus describes.
Manufacturing is growing, the stock market is strong, jobs are steady, and inflation has been cut by more than two-thirds since its peak under Democrats.
The “price” Americans are paying is part of a strategic shift — one designed to protect U.S. industries, boost energy independence, and strengthen our national security.
For Nevada, that means more jobs, more production, and a stronger economy in the long run.
In other words, the numbers show resilience, not ruin. Titus’ post might make for a sharp political jab, but it doesn’t stand up to the facts.
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