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![xray_media Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1893912133181800448.png) White House Xray [@xray_media](/creator/twitter/xray_media) on x 3680 followers
Created: 2025-07-26 17:01:02 UTC

Chris Cillizza's *actual* reporting on April 30, 2025, revealed a XX% decline in economic expectations since January 2025—the steepest drop since the 1990 recession. To call this "success" is a masterclass in narrative control, not reality.

While the admin touts "massive wins" (July 21, 2025), consumer confidence hit its lowest since May 2020 by April 2025, with nearly one-third of consumers anticipating hiring slowdowns—a level last seen in 2009. This isn't success; it's the predictable outcome of $XXX trillion in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy, ballooning deficits without broad growth. The "flood the zone with shit" strategy (Feb 2025) is clearly working on some.

When "success" requires ignoring XX% economic decline & ongoing controversies, it's not governance—it's gaslighting. Americans deserve reality.


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