Trump's Economic Collapse: 717 Bankruptcies and 49,000 Lost Jobs
December 30, 2025
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as posted by the channelUnder the so-called “business genius” of Donald Trump, U.S. companies are going bankrupt at a rate we haven’t seen since 2010. At least 717 American businesses have filed for bankruptcy this year, and the U.S. has already lost 49,000 manufacturing jobs since Trump returned to office. This is Trump’s real economic legacy — and it looks a lot like his casino record: debt, collapse, and everyone else stuck with the bill.
In this video, I break down how Trump’s chaotic tariff policies, trade wars, and billionaire-friendly tax agenda helped create a perfect storm for small and mid-sized businesses — especially in manufacturing, construction, and transportation.
While MAGA keeps chanting about “bringing jobs back,” the numbers tell a very different story.
We’ll look at:
• Why 717 U.S. companies have gone bankrupt under Trump’s tariff regime
• How Trump’s “America First” trade war helped cost 49,000 manufacturing jobs
• The link between his six corporate bankruptcies and the way he runs the country
• How working families, small businesses, and industrial workers get squeezed while billionaires cash in
Trump sold himself as the businessman who could “run America like a company.” Well… this is what it looks like when a serial bankruptcy artist gets to run the economy.
If you’re tired of the media fluffing Trump’s “economic record” and ignoring the real-world damage, stick around. We’re going to connect the dots between tariffs, layoffs, bankruptcies, and the broader authoritarian project the right is trying to lock in.
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