Tariff Blitz STUNS Critics—Economic Collapse Fizzles

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Axios, after months of handwringing and doom-and-gloom predictions, has been forced to acknowledge that “everything’s coming up Trump” as his 2025 tariff blitz and border crackdown deliver short-term results that leave the left grasping for their fainting couches.

At a Glance

Axios and mainstream media admit Trump’s policies are producing economic and border security wins, at least for now.
Trump’s blanket 10% tariffs and hardline immigration orders have slashed illegal crossings to historic lows while boosting federal revenues.
Retaliatory tariffs and long-term economic risks remain, but short-term indicators like unemployment and inflation are steady or improving.
Critics are left sputtering as the “dire” consequences predicted by experts and left-leaning pundits have yet to materialize.

Trump’s Tariff Barrage and the Media’s Reluctant U-Turn

After years of being told that tariffs were a fast track to economic ruin and that enforcing our borders was somehow a “threat to democracy,” the American public finds itself in a world where even Axios—yes, Axios—has been forced to concede that Trump’s second-term economic and immigration agenda is, so far, working in the short run. Axios’s latest analysis points out that the apocalyptic forecasts of economic collapse, rampant inflation, and social disorder simply haven’t panned out in the months since Trump unleashed a blanket 10% tariff on all foreign imports and ramped up border enforcement. The left’s favorite narrative—that American families would be crushed under the weight of higher prices and job losses—hasn’t materialized. Instead, unemployment remains low, inflation is stable, and the stock market is at or near record highs. You can almost hear the gritted teeth as Axios admits, “Everything’s coming up Trump.”

It’s a bitter pill for the media establishment and progressive elites who spent years warning the sky would fall if Trump ever got a second shot at the White House. The same experts who predicted calamity now find themselves explaining away the data: “Well, maybe the pain is just delayed.” Or, “Perhaps foreign companies are absorbing the costs.” Or, “Just wait until next year!” The message from the American public? We’ve waited. We’re still waiting. And so far, the doomsday clock hasn’t moved.

Border Security: From Crisis to Control

Let’s talk about the border—the wound that kept bleeding under the last administration. For four years, American citizens watched as illegal crossings set records, fentanyl flowed into communities, and millions of migrants were waved through with little more than a wink and a bus ticket to Anywhere, USA. But the numbers don’t lie. In the first 100 days of Trump’s return, border encounters dropped by 93%, with migrant crossings cratering by 99.99%. March 2025 saw the lowest monthly border encounters in recorded history, with fewer than 7,200 incidents nationwide. Compare that to the Biden era’s catastrophic average of 160,000 a month, and you get the picture: the “open borders” experiment was a disaster, and the American people knew it. Trump’s policies—ridiculed and demonized by the left—have restored order and security in a matter of weeks, not years.

Now, Axios and mainstream outlets are struggling to spin this turnaround. Their solution? Downplay the results, talk about alleged “humanitarian costs,” and warn that the improvements are only “temporary.” Sorry, folks. The only thing temporary was the previous administration’s willful neglect of our laws and sovereignty. The message from the White House is clear: America’s borders are no longer a suggestion—they’re a line you don’t cross without permission.

Economic Realities and the Media’s Double Standard

Remember the warnings about tariffs tanking the economy? The Penn Wharton Budget Model and economists from every blue-chip institution predicted disaster: GDP would shrink, wages would fall, and the middle class would be gutted. Yet, as of July 2025, the U.S. economy is humming along. Federal revenues have surged by $156 billion, thanks to the tariffs—making it the largest tax hike since 1993, but one that’s actually making foreign companies pay their fair share. Inflation? Steady at 3%. Unemployment? Still just above 4%. The only thing rising faster than federal receipts is the volume of left-wing punditry trying to explain why reality keeps contradicting their forecasts.

Of course, long-term risks remain. Retaliatory tariffs from China, the EU, and Canada are hitting some U.S. exporters, and the Penn Wharton model still projects that, over time, GDP and wages could take a hit if tariffs stay in place indefinitely. But let’s be honest: after years of being told that “America First” was a punchline, not a policy, it’s satisfying to see the experts forced to admit that the sky didn’t fall, the economy didn’t crater, and—if anything—Washington is finally putting American manufacturers, workers, and families ahead of the globalist echo chamber.

Long-Term Questions and Short-Term Victories

No one’s denying that the future is uncertain. Tariffs could eventually ripple through the economy, driving up costs or slowing growth if left unchecked for years. Exporters, especially in agriculture and tech, are feeling the pinch from foreign retaliation. But let’s not kid ourselves: the American people were told to prepare for instant catastrophe, and what they got instead was a government that finally acted in their interest—for once. For every “expert” wringing their hands about what might happen in 2030, there are millions of Americans today who see factories restarting, borders holding, and paychecks stretching just a little bit further than they did under the previous administration’s confused priorities.

The real story is not that Trump’s policies have solved every problem overnight, but that the old status quo was never sustainable. The establishment’s favorite talking heads have been proven wrong—again. The media’s reluctant admission that “everything’s coming up Trump” is as close to an apology as you’ll ever hear from the crowd that gave us years of open borders, economic stagnation, and endless lectures on what “real Americans” should want. For now, the facts are stubborn things, and the facts say the American people are finally getting what they voted for: security, sovereignty, and a government that puts them first.