President Donald Trump delivered a confident message in Miami this week, proclaiming that the American dream is “surging back to life” under his leadership. Speaking at the America Business Forum, Trump described a “changing” economy fueled by renewed optimism since he took office nearly ten months ago.
“Prices are coming down very fast, and we're bringing them back to the beautiful part, where you can have, and you can truly say, we're talking about the American dream again,” Trump said to the crowd gathered at the event.
He continued by touting the country’s economic record during his administration. “You're hearing it again more than ever because we [have] the most successful economy in the history of our country,” he said. “During my first four years, we rebuilt the economy. … We had the biggest tax cut in history, the biggest regulation cut in history. That's why we had the great economy, and now the only difference is we're doing better this time.”
In August, Trump’s administration introduced what it called a “Golden Age of Prosperity,” pointing to job growth, wage increases, and a wave of new apprenticeship programs. White House officials highlighted more than 183,000 apprenticeships launched this year, alongside $84 million in new training grants and an artificial intelligence initiative aimed at preparing workers for a tech-driven future.
Officials also pointed to projections of 500,000 new jobs in 2025, $61 million in funding to support homeless and at-risk veterans, and new Labor Department policies designed to cut healthcare costs through transparency measures.
While third-quarter GDP data was delayed by the federal government shutdown, the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow model estimated on November 4 that the economy still grew at a solid 4% pace for the quarter.
