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Trump keeps boasting about the strong economy, but even good job reports are causing him problems.

Trump keeps boasting about the strong economy, but even good job reports are causing him problems.

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September 5th, 2026

Trump keeps boasting about the strong economy, but even good job reports are causing him problems.

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Trump was unhappy with the August jobs report released on Friday.

特朗普周五公布的八月就业报告感到不满

The report showed that job growth was stronger than expected.

这份报告显示就业增长比预期更强

He complained that inflation and interest rates were too high.

抱怨通胀利率太高

He also criticized financial markets, the Federal Reserve, and foreign trade partners.

批评金融市场美联储外国贸易伙伴

He said that adding 162,000 jobs might make inflation worse.

他说新增16.2万个就业岗位可能通胀更严重

But he disagreed with this economic view.

但他反对这个经济学观点

He said, "Success does not cause inflation; stupidity does."

他说:“成功不会导致通胀愚蠢才导致通胀。”

Trump once promised to start a "brand-new Trump economic boom."

特朗普曾承诺开启全新的特朗普经济繁荣”。

But the current economic growth rate is about 2% per year.

目前经济增长率约为每年2%

This number is lower than during the Biden administration.

这个数字低于拜登政府时期

He blames the slow growth on rising interest rates on U.S. government debt.

把增长缓慢归咎于美国政府债务的利率上升

Ongoing high inflation has pushed up interest rates.

持续的高通胀推高了利率

His tariff policy is partly the reason.

部分原因他的关税政策

The U.S. national debt has passed 40 trillion dollars.

美国国家债务已超过40万亿美元

The yield on 10-year government bonds has risen to 4.79 percent.

十年期国债收益率升到了4.79%

Trump asked the Federal Reserve to lower its main interest rate.

特朗普要求美联储降低基准利率

But economists warned that doing so could make inflation worse.

经济学家警告说这样做可能通胀更严重

He replied that if rates were lower, GDP could grow at a rate of "12%" to "15%."

反驳说如果利率更低GDP可能“12%”“15%”的速度增长

Polls show that his approval rating on the economy is only 32 percent.

民调显示在经济方面的支持率只有32%

This number is lower than the 50 percent at the same time in 2018.

这个数字低于2018年同期的50%

His tariffs on Canada have already affected Republican Senate elections in some states.

对加拿大征收的关税已经影响共和党在部分州的参议院选举

White House officials insist that the policies are working as expected.

白宫官员坚称政策正按预期发挥作用

They hope artificial intelligence can raise productivity and drive growth.

他们希望人工智能能提高生产率从而推动增长

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said recent job growth is about twice what is needed. It matches population growth.

白宫经济顾问委员会主席费伦最近的就业增长大约是匹配人口增长所需的两倍

But experts say that growth alone cannot easily solve the budget deficit problem.

专家指出光靠增长很难解决预算赤字问题

Treasury Secretary Bessent said he is working with the budget director.

财政部长贝森特表示正与预算主管合作。

They plan to announce a plan to reduce debt and the deficit.

他们计划宣布一个降低债务赤字的方案。

September 5th, 2026

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