There couldn’t be more of a difference between the economic records of President Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris — and the proof is in the numbers:
MANUFACTURING
Kamala killed 46,000 manufacturing jobs last month and 85,000 jobs over the past six months. In fact, after nearly four years, Kamala has actually LOST 22,000 manufacturing jobs when taking into account jobs added back post-pandemic and massive downward revisions.
Manufacturing has been on the decline since she took office as the industry sees some of the fastest contractions on record.
Manufacturing industrial production is down -0.5% from one year ago, while the number of job openings in the manufacturing sector has cratered by -20.8% (-126,000 jobs) over just the past year.
President Trump created 414,000 manufacturing jobs in his first 38 months.
GAS PRICES
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Under President Trump, the nationwide average for regular gas never rose above $3/gallon. Under Kamala, it has been above $3/gallon for 1,271 days in a row — or 92% of her time in office.
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Under President Trump, gas prices averaged $2.48/gallon. Under Kamala, gas prices have averaged $3.49/gallon — more than a dollar higher.
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Under President Trump, gas prices fell below $1/gallon in 13 states. Under Kamala, gas prices hit new record highs in ALL 50 states.
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
In President Trump’s first three years, Americans saw a 10.5% boost ($7,690) in median household income — seven times larger than the 1.3% increase ($1,050) after the first three years of Kamala.
Under President Trump, Black Americans saw a 9.2% increase ($4,540) — nearly twice as high as the increase under Kamala ($2,650).
Under President Trump, Hispanic Americans saw an 11.7% increase ($6,960) — ten times higher than the increase under Kamala ($700).
Under President Trump, Asian Americans saw a 14.4% increase ($14,600) — ten times higher than the increase under Kamala ($1,500).
Under President Trump, White Americans saw a 10.8% increase ($8,320) — ten times higher than the increase under Kamala ($830).
EARNINGS
Under President Trump, real average weekly earnings increased 8.2%. Under Kamala, real average weekly earnings have declined 3.4%.
Men saw a 5.6% increase ($3,620) in real median earnings after President Trump’s first three years. Men saw a 7% decrease (- $4,990) after three years of Kamala.
Women saw an 8.1% increase ($4,170) in real median earnings after President Trump’s first three years. Women saw a 7.4% decrease (- $4,430) after three years of Kamala.
SAVINGS
In President Trump’s first three years, the personal savings rate rose from 5.3% in 2017 to 19.3% in 2021 — a 264% increase. In Kamala’s first three years, the personal savings rate fell from 19.3% in 2021 to 2.9% in 2024 — an 85% decrease.
HOMEOWNERSHIP
Under President Trump, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate decreased by 32% between 2017 and 2021. Under Kamala, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate increased by 120% between 2021 and 2024.
When President Trump left office, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 2.77%. Under Kamala, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit 7.79% — a 23-year high.
Under President Trump, the rate of homeownership increased by 2.1%. Under Kamala, the rate of homeownership decreased by 0.2%.
CREDIT CARD DEBT
Under President Trump, the credit card delinquency rate fell by 11% between 2016 and 2020. Under Kamala, credit card delinquency skyrocketed by 54% between 2020 and 2024.
Americans’ credit card debt hit a record $1.14 trillion under Kamala.
Americans’ credit card debt has increased by 39% since Kamala took office.
POVERTY
In President Trump’s first three years in office, more than 6.6 million Americans were lifted out of poverty. In Kamala’s first three years, just 760,000 Americans were lifted out of poverty.
After three years of President Trump, 1.6 million Hispanic Americans, 1.1 million Black Americans, and 450,000 Asian Americans were lifted out of poverty. After three years of Kamala, 330,000 Asian Americans and 370,000 Hispanic Americans fell into poverty.
President Trump’s 20 CORE PROMISES
TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
1 Seal the border and stop the migrant invasion
2 Carry out the largest deportation operation in american history
3 End inflation, and make america affordable again
4 Make America the dominant energy producer in the world, by far!
5 STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER
6 large tax cuts for workers, and no tax on tips!
7 Defend our constitution, our bill of rights, and our fundamental freedoms, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms
8 Prevent world war three, restore peace in europe and in the middle east, and build a great iron dome missile defense shield over our entire country — all made in america
9 End the weaponization of government against the american people
10 Stop the migrant crime epidemic, demolish the foreign drug cartels, crush gang violence, and lock up violent offenders
11 Rebuild our cities, including Washington dc, making them safe, clean, and beautiful again.
12 Strengthen and modernize our military, making it, without question, the strongest and most powerful in the world
13 Keep the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency
14 Fight for and protect social security and medicare with no cuts, including no changes to the retirement age
15 Cancel the electric vehicle mandate and cut costly and burdensome regulations
16 Cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children
17 Keep men out of women’s sports
18 Deport pro-hamas radicals and make our college campuses safe and patriotic again
19 Secure our elections, including same day voting, voter identification, paper ballots, and proof of citizenship
20 Unite our country by bringing it to new and record levels of success
SOURCE: Trump – Vance Press
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