I’ve often said, ‘You can’t hate the ‘mainstream media’ enough,’ and that is still true. In fact, it keeps getting even more accurate in the age of President Donald Trump. Despite the fact that he’s the most accessible president in generations and is the polar opposite of Autopen Joe Biden who slept through most of his term, the garbage corporate media can’t help but blast Trump daily for any and every little thing they can spin.
Especially when the news about Trump is actually good, which happens a lot. Like today.
You can forgive yourself if a) you didn’t know that jobless claims just hit a historic low not seen since the days of Richard Nixon’s first term, and b) this is actually a good thing (because the media is spinning it as ‘a really bad thing’).
“Yeah, jobless claims are way down BUT…”
“Good jobs report, BUT most economists warn…”
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And so on. But it’s not bad news, as even ABC News had to admit:
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits tumbled to their lowest level more than 50 years last week despite a number of economic headwinds including the war in Iran.
U.S. jobless aid applications for the week ending April 25 fell by 26,000 to 189,000, down from the previous week’s 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s well below the 214,000 new applications analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet were expecting.
Filings for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.
The network also quantified this report thusly:
According to High Frequency Economics, this week’s number for new jobless aid applications was the fewest since September of 1969.
“TRULY INCREDIBLE”: Brand new data shows initial jobless claims last week fell to the lowest since 1969. pic.twitter.com/BxHpoQVnaC
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 30, 2026
“Pretty Good News!”
Democrats and “experts” are in complete SHOCK this morning – U.S. personal income has DOUBLED expectations for March, best numbers in almost a year, and consumer spending was also “robust”.
So much for their predictions that President Trump is destroying the… pic.twitter.com/6syzjHQSTR
— Conservative Brief (@ConservBrief) April 30, 2026
Yes, the Iran war has led to a spike in oil prices. Yes, President Trump is on that. But the stock market, which isn’t always a good indicator of overall economic health, is nevertheless signifying long-term growth, and while many Americans might say, “So what? Who cares about the stock market?” – if you have a 401(k) retirement plan, as tens of millions of us do, you’re happy the market is up.
Similarly, an overall health job and employment situation also boosts the overall economy:
?? President Trump continues smashing expectations
NEWSNATION: “That came in, again, better than expected. 189,000 initial jobless claims…the expectation was 215,000.” pic.twitter.com/n7hmKb6p9z
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 30, 2026
Affordability remains one of the top concerns for many Americans, and with good reason: everything seems significantly more expensive than it was just five years ago. But then, I vividly remember the days of 9.1 percent inflation under Biden and how it felt to check out at the grocery store. Still, affordability is a real concern.
However, despite the media’s focus on negative aspects, there are positive signs as well. The recent drop in unemployment is one example of this.
