Trump claims we have the hottest economy in the world and the greatest turnaround in history, but the numbers tell a completely different story—GDP growth actually slowed under his watch, the stock market is the worst performer globally, and he's ignoring the real crisis ahead: a sovereign debt catastrophe that will make 2008 look like a warm-up act.

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Peter Schiff delivers a scathing critique of Trump's State of the Union address, systematically debunking what he calls numerous economic lies and misrepresentations. Schiff argues that Trump's claims about achieving the "hottest economy in the world" and a "historic economic turnaround" are completely false, pointing out that GDP growth actually slowed from 2.8% under Biden's final year to 2.4% in Trump's first year. He criticizes Trump's housing policy of keeping prices artificially high while suppressing mortgage rates, calling it the same failed approach that led to the 2008 financial crisis, and disputes claims about record-breaking tax cuts, inflation solutions, and stock market performance.

Beyond exposing what he sees as outright fabrications, Schiff condemns Trump's economic policies as fundamentally socialist, including the ban on Wall Street buying single-family homes, government intervention in power plant construction, and various spending programs disguised as tax cuts. He warns that these policies will accelerate inflation and fiscal crisis, predicting that the resulting economic collapse will be blamed on Republicans and capitalism, paving the way for Democratic victories and more socialist policies. Schiff urges listeners to protect themselves by investing in gold, silver, and foreign stocks, noting that gold mining stocks are hitting new highs ahead of the metals themselves, which he sees as a bullish leading indicator.

Chapters:

00:00 Show Intro Montage

00:55 State of the Union Setup

03:36 Housing Prices and Rates

10:24 Stock Market Bragging

15:54 Economy Claims and Inflation

31:10 Gas and Economic Bragging

32:48 Tariffs Supreme Court and Trade Reality

35:56 Taxes Entitlements and Price Claims

39:26 Healthcare Drugs and Anti Socialism Rants

53:05 Fiscal Cliff and Gold Strategy

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Gold just broke above $5,100 — and almost no one is talking about it.

While politicians argue over tariffs, the real story is accelerating stagflation. GDP growth collapsed from 4.4% to 1.4%. Core PCE inflation is rising again. The Fed is openly debating rate cuts while inflation runs 50% above target.

This is not a soft landing.

Deficits are exploding. Tariff revenue is disappearing. The national debt is surging. The bond market is weakening. And the Federal Reserve is trapped between a weakening economy and rising inflation.

That trap has only one historical resolution: monetary expansion.

Gold is moving because the market understands what policymakers won’t admit. The dollar’s purchasing power is deteriorating. Sovereign debt risk is rising. Global capital is repositioning.

This is not about daily volatility. It’s about systemic imbalance.

When growth weakens and inflation accelerates at the same time, the outcome isn’t recovery — it’s currency stress.

Gold is signaling the next phase.

With national debt up $2.6 trillion in one year and trade deficits exploding despite tariffs, the dollar faces collapse while oil and gold signal inflation's return.

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Peter Schiff analyzes mounting evidence that the U.S. dollar is heading for a major decline, driven by exploding deficits and failed trade policies. With the national debt surging $2.6 trillion in just over a year under Trump, and trade deficits widening despite tariffs, Schiff argues that the same deficit spending Republicans blamed for Biden's inflation is now accelerating under the current administration. Oil prices have surged 21% in two months, hitting six-month highs above $66, while gold holds support above $5,000 as central banks continue dumping dollars. The December trade deficit data reveals Trump's tariffs are backfiring spectacularly - imports rising while exports fall, proving Americans pay 90% of tariff costs according to New York Fed studies. Housing markets show severe stress with pending home sales hitting record lows, signaling price corrections ahead. Schiff credits Trump for reducing FDA drug approval requirements from two studies to one, but argues this modest deregulation doesn't address the fundamental problem of government interference in healthcare markets that didn't exist before 1962.

Chapters:

01:33 Gold & Silver Snapshot: Buy the Dip Below $5,000

02:14 Oil Breakout: Why Gas Prices Are Headed Higher

05:42 Dollar Weakness #1: Exploding Deficits and the Debt Rollover Bomb

09:52 Tariffs, Taxes, and the Myth of 1880s Prosperity

15:54 DOGE, Elon Musk, and Why Government Can’t Be Efficient

20:14 World Ditches the Dollar: Central Banks Buy Gold

21:32 Trade Deficit Reality Check: December Numbers Blow Out

27:28 Tariffs Backfire: New York Fed Study Says Americans Pay

36:20 Twin Deficits → Inflation & Rates: The Macro Chain Reaction

39:22 Housing Bubble Math: Rates Up Means Prices Must Fall

42:04 Giving Credit Where Due: Trump’s FDA Change to One Efficacy Study

45:05 Before 1962/1938: How Drug Approval Worked in a Freer Market

53:28 Wrap-Up: Newsletter, Gold/Silver, EuroPac Funds & Upcoming Live Show

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