‘Everybody’s Up, Way Up!’ Trump Plays Role of Economic Hype Man at State of the Union

President Donald Trump took a victory lap over the economy at the outset of Tuesday evening’s State of the Union address, playing the role of hype man while attempting to shore up his economic approval rating.

“The Biden administration and its allies in Congress gave us the worst inflation in the history of our country. But in 12 months, my administration has driven core inflation down to the lowest level in more than five years. And in the last three months of 2025, it was down to 1.7%,” declared Trump, who boasted that he had lowered gas prices before continuing:

Mortgage rates are the lowest in four years and falling fast, and the annual cost of a typical new mortgage is down almost $5,000 just since I took office. One year. And low interest rates will solve the Biden-created housing problem while, at the same time, protecting the values of those people who already own a house that really feel rich for the first time in their lives. We want to protect those values, we want keep those values up. We’re going to do both. And we are going to keep it that way!

The stock market has set 53 all-time record highs since the election. Think of that, one year. Boosting pensions, 401Ks, and retirement accounts for the millions and millions of Americans. They’re all gaining. Everybody is up, way up! In four long years, the last administration got less than $1 trillion in new investment in the United States. And when I say less, substantially less. In 12 months, I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion pouring in from all over the globe. Think of it, much less than $1 trillion for four years versus much more than $18 trillion for one year. What a difference a president makes. A short time ago, we were a dead country! Now we are the hottest country anywhere in the world! The hottest!

Watch above via CNN.

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