Trump Hails Census Data Showing Americans Doing Better Financially

Trump Hails Census Data Showing Americans Doing Better Financially

Trump quoted a Truth Social post linking to a Wall Street Journal opinion piece on 2025 Census Bureau household income data, claiming poverty is dramatically down.

Richard Miniter
First Published: September 22, 2026, 9:42 AM ET

— Donald J. Trump quoted a Truth Social post celebrating new Census Bureau data that he said shows Americans are doing better financially and that poverty has fallen sharply.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “https://www.wsj.com/opinion/americans-household-income-2025-census-bureau-2e2a9e36?st=9jyvTw . The writer tries to make excuses to explain this great news but the facts are the facts: Americans are doing better financially and the poverty level is dramatically down!

Let’s give credit where it is due and celebrate good news for our country and fellow Americans!!! @realDonaldTrump” on September 21, 2026 at 11:26 PM ET. This is Trump’s 14th message released today, and the last post was 7 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread.

President Donald J. Trump hails census data at Washington D.C.
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President Donald J. Trump hails census data at Washington D.C.

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On average, Trump produces 17 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 6 of his 22 posts over the last 30 days classified as Economy posts.

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