I was dead right about Donald Trump back in 2024 on True Capitalist Radio. I screamed from the rooftops that his idiot tariff policies would jack up prices and drag us down the same road as the Great Depression, and look at us now—prices skyrocketing, the economy wheezing, and America on the brink. His foreign policy clown show—ditching Europe, simping for Putin—has turned us into global pariahs, sparked a pointless war with Iran, and got the world lining up against us. Oil’s through the roof, our allies are bailing, and Russia’s helping Iran blow up our assets while Trump’s “bromance” with Putin yields nothing but American body bags. No sane, non-grifting American can say we’re better off today. My predictions weren’t rocket science—they were history repeating itself from the 1930s, with protectionism, immigration paranoia, and isolationism leading to economic collapse and global war. Blame the idiots who voted for him in 2024—you set us back 100 years or straight-up destroyed what generations built. And you’re too ignorant, arrogant, and entitled to see it. Does democracy even work anymore when morons like you are in charge? Wake the fuck up, because this trainwreck’s on you.
Back in 2024, I told you Trump’s tariff obsession was a recipe for disaster, jacking up prices and killing the economy just like the Smoot-Hawley Act did in 1930. And holy shit, was I right. His “America First” tariffs have hammered consumers, with the average rate jumping from 2.6% to 13% in 2025, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Nearly 90% of that burden fell on U.S. firms and households, adding $1,000 to the average family’s costs in 2025 alone, per the Tax Foundation. And it’s getting worse: Yale’s Budget Lab estimates a 2.3% rise in the price level, equating to a $3,800 loss per household in purchasing power.
Prices for everyday crap are through the roof—furniture up 4%, clothing up 18%, and household goods inflated by tariffs, as Harvard’s retail price tracker shows. Economists like those at the New York Fed warn, “U.S. firms and consumers continue to bear the bulk of the economic burden of the high tariffs imposed in 2025.” This isn’t “winning”—it’s a self-inflicted wound, mirroring the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act that raised duties on 20,000 goods, slashing global trade by two-thirds and deepening the Great Depression. Historians agree: “Smoot-Hawley contributed to the early loss of confidence on Wall Street and signaled U.S. isolationism,” per Britannica. You voted for this rerun, you morons, and now we’re all paying the price—literally.
I nailed this too: Trump’s isolationist bullshit—ditching Europe and kissing Putin’s ass—would make America the world’s outcast, with everyone unifying against us. Fast forward to 2026, and we’re in a full-blown war with Iran that Trump provoked, making us look like a rogue nation bombing nuclear sites and leadership. Oil’s skyrocketed—Brent crude jumped 7-13% to $81 a barrel after strikes, with analysts predicting $10-20 spikes if it drags on. Gas prices up 10-30 cents a gallon, per economists, as the Strait of Hormuz becomes a war zone.
Iran’s retaliating on our allies and bases, exposing U.S. “protection” as a joke—countries are kicking us out, second-guessing our presence because it paints targets on their backs. And Russia? They’re feeding Iran targeting intel to hit U.S. forces, per Washington Post sources: “Russia is providing Iran with targeting intelligence to attack U.S. forces in the Middle East.” Trump’s years of Putin simping—cozy calls, no pushback—got us nothing but dead Americans and a Russia-Iran alliance arming Tehran with missiles. Kremlin calls our strikes “war crimes,” while Putin postures as peacemaker.
This shift’s made us pariahs, as I predicted. Critics call Trump’s policy “anachronistic territory-grabbing imperialism.” The Guardian notes Trump’s “emptied the ethical and moral frame of American foreign policy.” Allies are bailing, the world’s unifying against our rogue antics—echoing 1930s isolationism that led to WWII.
My calls weren’t magic—they were history. In 2024, I warned Trump’s protectionism, immigration fears, and isolationism mirrored the 1930s, sparking the Great Depression and WWII. Smoot-Hawley tariffs slashed U.S. exports/imports by two-thirds, prompting global retaliation and economic collapse. Cato Institute: “Smoot-Hawley tariff had disastrous economic effects,” worsening the Depression. We’re on the same path—tariffs tanking trade, isolationism breeding wars, and 20 years of despair looming.
No mentally stable, non-grifting American can claim we’re better off—economy’s tanking, wars raging, alliances crumbling. I blame every 2024 Trump voter—you set us back 100 years or nuked what generations built. You’re too ignorant, arrogant, and entitled to grasp it, chasing MAGA fantasies while reality bites. This contradiction: democracy where idiots pick leaders? Is this the end of citizenry control their government?
I called every bit of this on True Capitalist Radio in 2024—tariffs inflating prices to Depression levels, foreign policy making us pariahs and sparking wars, Russia-Iran tag-teaming us thanks to Putin simping. History’s repeating the 1930s nightmare because you voted for it. America’s not better—it’s broken, and you entitled morons are to blame. Does democracy work? Not with you at the wheel. Wake up or enjoy the hell you built.
Ghost
P.S. Here’s the TCR archive to listen to the 2024 shows.