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Trump Says the Economy Is Turning Around, Announces Warrior Dividend

December 19, 2025 · The White House · 0:02:04

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What happened

In a White House address excerpt, President Trump said, as he stated it, that his policies were bringing the economy back, boosting take-home pay at a historic pace with wages rising much faster than inflation, and that more people were working than at any time in American history, with all new jobs in the private sector, as he stated it.

The President said, as he stated it, that he had secured a record-breaking $18 trillion of investment into the United States through tariffs and other policies, and previewed the largest tax cuts in American history, including no tax on tips, overtime or Social Security. He also announced, as he stated it, that about 1,450,000 military service members would receive a special warrior dividend, said gasoline was under $2.50 a gallon and as low as $1.99 in some states, and said 1,600 new electrical generating plants would open within 12 months, as he stated it.

Why it matters

The address concentrates the President’s economic claims and a direct payment announcement for service members into one dated statement, preserved here as stated for the chronicle’s economy record.

Scoreboard watch

Flagged for the scoreboard editor: the President’s dated claims as stated — $18 trillion in secured investment, gasoline under $2.50, 1,600 new plants within 12 months, and a warrior dividend for about 1,450,000 service members — for checking against official figures and payment records.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump is turning the economy around & setting the stage for a HISTORIC BOOM”, 2025-12-19 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-12-19). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.