Charlie Kirk calls out liberal media for wanting ‘economic collapse’ just to spite Trump

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk called out the liberal media Friday for wanting to see America’s “downfall” simply to get back at President Donald Trump.

The corporate media has centered its economic coverage around Trump’s tariffs and the wavering stock market, though the consumer price index (CPI) and jobs reports have been positive. Kirk said that liberals and the media are wishing for people to suffer economically simply to score a political win against Trump, which he called “sinister” and “wicked.”

“And you combine this altogether, this economy will only get better,” Kirk said on “The Charlie Kirk Show.” “And it’s very important, everybody, because the media’s almost been calling and cheering for an economic collapse. I mean, can you think of anything more sinister and more wicked than someone who wants Americans to suffer. If they got their way, the market would go down to 25,000 and people would be out of work and they’d say ‘see, I told you, Trump is this terrible and awful person’ … If you are cheering for the downfall of America, and you want bad economic news, then you care much more about political power than any sort of patriotic allegiance to the United States.”

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U.S. employers added 177,000 non-farm payroll jobs in April, exceeding the expected 133,000 jobs predicted by economists, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2% and the average hourly earnings for all non-farm payrolls rose compared to March.

The CPI eased beyond economists’ expectations by only increasing 2.4% in March. The Producer Price Index fell 0.4% in March, marking the first monthly decline since October 2023.

While Trump’s tariffs made the stock market shift, The Wall Street Journal published an April 21 headline titled, “Dow Headed for Worst April Since 1932 as Investor Sent ‘No Confidence’ Signal,” stating that Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by almost 1,000 points and that the S&P 500’s performance since Jan. 20 is the worst for any president since 1928. Other legacy media outlets, along with Democrats, have sounded the alarm of an alleged upcoming recession.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Americans’ growing fears of a recession are “media driven,” noting that the stock market rebounded toward the end of April.

Despite the positive economic reports, Trump has received negative polling on his handling of the economy mainly due to tariffs. A CBS/YouGov poll found that 48% of Americans believe Trump’s economic policies are making them financially “worse off,” while 19% say they are “better off.”

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