An economist didn’t mince words as he dismantled Donald Trump’s boasts about the economy, questioning if the president is losing his grip on reality.
In a Fox News interview with Laura Ingraham, Trump declared that the United States is “doing phenomenally well” under his leadership and touted “the greatest economy we’ve ever had.” He claimed prices were falling everywhere except for “beef and coffee.”
“Look, every word the president just said is a lie,” University of Michigan economics professor Justin Wolfers told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on The Source. “Worse with that, it’s such a lie that I worry that there’s literally a break with reality inside the man’s mind.”
The economist said Trump’s remarks aren’t just political spin—they’re flatly contradicted by government data. “I can tell yo

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