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President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States is already operating under what he called the “Trump economy,” telling NBC News he is “very proud” to take ownership of current economic conditions and expects further improvement next year.
“I think ’26 is even going to be better,” the president said in an interview with Tom Llamas on “NBC Nightly News,” conducted as part of the network’s annual Super Bowl interview with the sitting president.
“You know, we have hundreds of billions of dollars pouring into our country. Actually, trillions: $18 trillion is being invested in our country as we speak. And there are factories and plants and thousands of businesses being built all over the country. Nobody has ever seen anything like what’s happening right now in America,” President Trump continued.
President Trump contrasted the current economy with what he described as “Bidenflation,” arguing that Democrats have struggled to attack him on affordability.
“In the last four days, it’s only four days, the Democrats have not uttered the word ‘affordability,’” he said. “They’re the ones that caused the problem. I took over a mess in every way.”
The president pointed to economic growth and large investment commitments, noting that gross domestic product has increased by 5.6 percent during his time in office.
He also acknowledged that the president’s party often loses seats in midterm elections but said he hopes Republicans can counter that trend by advancing election legislation, including the SAVE Act. Trump said the measure would require voter identification, proof of citizenship and tighter limits on mail-in voting.
“We’re working on the SAVE America Act, which is going to secure up our – a lot of things – but secure up our voting,” President Trump said. “I think people would like to do it. And I think Democrats would, too.
The interview aired Sunday as part of NBC’s Super Bowl coverage, though President Trump announced ahead of the game that he would not attend in person and blasted the NFL’s halftime show performers, including Bad Bunny.