Responding to Job Numbers, Trump Says He Expects Economy to Get Worse

‘Our economy’s bad,’ President Trump said. ‘And it’ll only get worse.’

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on April 30, 2024. Justin Lane / POOL / AFP via Getty images

Former President Donald Trump issued a warning about the direction of the U.S. economy after Friday’s job creation numbers came in far below expectations and as more Americans were bumped onto unemployment rolls.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on May 3 that the U.S. economy added 175,000 new jobs last month. That’s down from 315,000 in March and substantially lower than the 243,000 positions that market analysts were expecting.