The same economists who told you President Trump's tariffs would crater the job market, tank GDP, and send us spiraling into a recession just got pantsed by the April jobs report. The economy added 115,000 jobs last month. The "experts" predicted 55,000. That's not a miss — that's malpractice.

But sure, tell us again how the adults need to be back in charge.

Since President Trump took office, the private sector has added 717,000 jobs. Construction is up. Retail is up. Leisure and hospitality are booming. And here's the number that makes the open-borders crowd choke on their lattes: 559,000 native-born Americans gained employment, and 190,000 native-born Americans joined the labor force. Turns out when you stop importing cheap labor by the millions, American workers actually get hired. Shocking concept.

The unemployment rate sits at 4.3%. Average hourly earnings climbed 0.2% for the month and 3.6% year-over-year. Real people are making real money. Not "the economy is strong on paper" money — actual paychecks that buy actual groceries.

Speaking of groceries, let's talk about what's happening at the store. Flour, spaghetti, macaroni, white bread, bacon, pork chops, chicken, American cheese, ice cream, oranges, lemons, strawberries, potatoes — all falling in price. Core inflation is down to 2.6%. Prescription drug prices dropped 0.2%. Rent fell 1.7% year-over-year, saving the average renter $193 a month. That's real relief for real families, not some government program that costs $4 trillion and helps nobody.

And your tax refund? Up 11% to an average of $3,400. Americans earning between $15,000 and $80,000 got a 15% tax cut. Compared to the Biden four-year average, refunds are up 24%. Remember when they told you Trump's tax cuts were "only for the rich"? Receipt: filed.

The investment numbers are absolutely staggering. Anheuser-Busch just announced a $600 million investment plan. US Steel is reopening Gary Works, creating 225 jobs. Skydio committed $3.5 billion over five years. AbbVie is pouring $1.4 billion into North Carolina. These aren't press releases and promises — these are shovels in the ground.

On the pharmaceutical front, President Trump's administration has secured deals with 17 major companies — AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, EMD Serono, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Regeneron, and more — projected to save Americans $529 billion over ten years. The TrumpRx program is giving consumers a direct-to-consumer government website to actually see the savings. When was the last time government made healthcare cheaper instead of more expensive? I'll wait.

Then there's the deregulation machine. Administrator Zeldin over at the EPA and the rest of the administration have delivered $1.3 trillion in deregulation savings. Just in 2025 alone, that's $212 billion. Changes to CAFE standards saved $109 billion. All told, that's roughly $600 per American. Not a stimulus check — just the government getting out of the way.

And here's the kicker that the Patriot Post highlighted: 15 of the top 20 states with the lowest unemployment are led by Republican governors. Nine of the 11 states with the highest unemployment? Run by Democrats. It's almost like policy matters.

They said it would crash. They said the tariffs would destroy us. They said the jobs wouldn't come. Every single prediction from every single "expert" — wrong. Again. The receipts don't lie, and neither does your paycheck.