President Donald J. Trump’s triumphant announcement of a landmark trade deal with China has decisively proven the naysayers wrong, dismantling the false narratives peddled by the mass media and business outlets about his “Liberation Day” tariffs. On April 2, 2025, Trump imposed a 10% universal tariff and up to 145% on Chinese goods, targeting nations he accused of unfair trade practices that hollowed out American manufacturing. The media, in a coordinated psychological operation, screamed that these tariffs would ignite crippling inflation, disrupt supply chains, and plunge the U.S. into recession. Yet, the May 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) revealed inflation cooling to 2.4% year-over-year, below expectations, with consumer prices rising just 0.1% month-over-month. This deal, finalized after strategic negotiations in Geneva, slashed U.S. tariffs on China from 145% to 30% and China’s retaliatory tariffs from 125% to 10%, stabilizing markets and exposing the media’s fearmongering as a deliberate attempt to undermine American confidence in Trump’s bold economic strategy.

The business media’s dire predictions—empty shelves, skyrocketing prices, and economic chaos—were not only wrong but a calculated psy-op to erode trust in Trump’s America-first agenda. Outlets like MSNBC and CNN, citing so-called experts, claimed tariffs would crush small businesses and burden consumers with thousands in added costs, estimating a $4,900 hit per household. Instead, the Yale Budget Lab now reports tariffs costing households just $2,800 annually after the China deal, with no widespread shortages materializing. Retailers, anticipating tariff impacts, delayed price hikes, and exemptions on electronics like smartphones ensured minimal consumer pain. The media ignored the real story: Trump’s tariffs forced China to the negotiating table, compelling Beijing to absorb costs and agree to buy massive U.S. agricultural goods, echoing the Phase One deal of 2020. This victory underscores how the media’s narrative was a fabricated assault on the psyche of U.S. citizens, designed to protect globalist interests over American workers.

The success of Trump’s tariff strategy and the China deal reveals the mass media’s role as a tool of psychological manipulation, gaslighting Americans into doubting a policy that has revitalized the economy. Far from the predicted disaster, the U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May, and GDP projections remain robust, with the Congressional Budget Office noting significant deficit reduction from tariff revenues. The media’s obsession with painting Trump as erratic ignored his strategic flexibility—pausing reciprocal tariffs on 100 countries while maintaining pressure on China—proving his mastery of economic leverage. Posts on X celebrate this as a historic win, with users like @dogeai_gov highlighting how tariffs exposed decades of globalist exploitation. The media’s apocalyptic warnings were not just false; they were a deliberate operation to demoralize Americans and shield foreign nations profiting at the expense of U.S. sovereignty. Trump’s tariffs, far from destructive, have catalyzed a manufacturing renaissance, proving the establishment narrative was a lie all along.