In a rare moment of honesty, liberal commentator Bill Maher recently admitted on his podcast that he was wrong about President Donald Trump’s tariffs, conceding that the economic disaster he and so many other left-wing pundits predicted never materialized. “I gotta own it,” Maher said, acknowledging that despite his earlier doomsday forecasts, the U.S. economy is thriving under Trump’s trade policies. This admission is a stunning rebuke to the liberal media, which has spent years fearmongering about Trump’s economic strategy while refusing to give him credit for his undeniable successes.
Maher’s confession is particularly damning for the left because it underscores a simple truth: Trump’s tariffs worked. Far from “sinking the economy,” as Maher and his ilk insisted they would, the tariffs have been a cornerstone of Trump’s America-first trade agenda, forcing other nations to the negotiating table and securing better deals for American workers. “The stock market is at record highs,” Maher noted, adding, “I don’t see a country in a depression at all. I see people out there just living their lives.” These remarks are a direct contradiction to the hysterical narratives pushed by CNN, MSNBC, and The New York Times, which have relentlessly peddled the myth that Trump’s policies would lead to economic collapse.
Yet here we are—with booming markets, stronger trade deals, and a revitalized manufacturing sector—while the liberal media continues to spin false narratives. Where are the mea culpas from Rachel Maddow or Joe Scarborough? When will Paul Krugman admit that his apocalyptic predictions about Trump’s trade wars were flat-out wrong? The silence is deafening. Instead of acknowledging reality, the left doubles down on its anti-Trump hysteria, proving once again that their hatred for the president outweighs any commitment to factual reporting.
Trump’s economic victories are impossible to ignore. From renegotiating trade terms with Japan to securing favorable agreements with the European Union, his tough-on-trade approach has delivered tangible results. Even Maher, a staunch liberal, couldn’t deny the obvious: “I would have thought… that these tariffs were going to fucking sink this economy by this time—and they didn’t.” If a die-hard Trump critic like Maher can admit he was mistaken, why can’t the rest of the liberal media?
🚨NEW: Bill Maher ADMITS he was *WRONG* about Trump's tariffs🚨
"The stock market is at record highs."
"I don't see a country in a depression at all. I see people out there just living their lives."
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— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) July 28, 2025
The answer is simple: pride and propaganda. The left’s entire narrative depends on portraying Trump as a failure, even when the facts prove otherwise. But as more and more Americans witness the strength of the U.S. economy under Trump’s leadership, the credibility of the liberal media crumbles further. The truth is winning—and no amount of spin can change that.