Trump Claims US Economy Is Great As Grocery Prices Rise And Jobs Picture Gets Worse

President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 13, 2026.

In a speech the White House billed as focusing on the economy, President Donald Trump spent most of his hour on a Detroit stage on Tuesday repeating his various lies and grievances on just about everything else.

Only two minutes and 34 seconds into his remarks to the Detroit Economic Club, Trump veered off and returned to one of his favourite lies: that Democrats cheat in elections and that he has been a repeat victim.