Democrats have spent months trying to convince Americans the economy is in shambles under President Trump’s second term, but Black Friday just delivered a reality check they can’t spin away. Americans opened their wallets to spend at record levels, both online and in stores, making it clear the left’s doom-and-gloom narrative is bogus.
U.S. shoppers dropped $11.8 billion online on Black Friday alone, marking a 9.1% jump from last year, according to Adobe Analytics. The shopping frenzy hit its peak between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. local time, when consumers were burning through an average of $12.5 million every single minute.
And that was just Friday.
Thanksgiving Day saw Americans spend a record $6.4 billion online, up from $6.1 billion in 2024. Trump wasted no time celebrating the results, taking to Truth Social to share an article from Just the News headlined “Trump Bump: Black Friday spending soars as 2025 poised to be first quarter trillion dollar season.”
And what a Trump Bump it was.
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So much for Democrats’ claims that Americans are suffering under Trump. The numbers tell a different story entirely.