Even some of Donald Trump’s supporters seem to be growing weary of what they perceive as his superficial understanding of economic realities.
The 79-year-old former president faced a wave of criticism on Sunday after posting a photo on Truth Social of the opulent entrance to his sprawling Mar-a-Lago estate, just days after a dismal jobs report and in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.
“The entrance to Mar-a-Lago!” Trump wrote as the caption to the photo showing the gold-plated entrance to his Florida residence.
“What are we supposed to do with this information, Mr. President?” wrote Eric Ochangi, a Truth Social user who regularly shares posts supporting the Trump administration. Another Trump supporter responded more bluntly: “Who cares?“
One Truth Social user, MAGA, asked Trump when he would finally focus on public spaces rather than his private residence.
“Wow! That’s historic! When are we going to upgrade American cities and airports?” A user calling themselves “Swamp Drainer” wrote:
Another user, George—whose posts indicate he was previously a Trump supporter—wrote: “What about the tariff rebate checks? I’ll worry about your entrance when I get my money,” referring to Trump’s repeated promise to send $2,000 checks to Americans, funded by tariff revenue.
Trump’s boasts came after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a jobs report on Friday that was even worse than expected.
Employers added only 50,000 jobs last month, a figure lower than economists had predicted. Even more concerning, a revision of the already weak October figures revealed that the economy had lost an additional 68,000 jobs compared to previously announced figures, bringing the total number of non-farm job losses to 173,000.
Even analysts at Fox Business acknowledged the severity of these numbers. “The jobs numbers are weaker than expected,” said Maria Bartiromo, a host known for her close ties to Trump.
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics also shows that President Joe Biden oversaw significantly stronger job growth during his last full year in office than Trump did during the first eleven and a half months of his “MAGA 2.0” campaign. The economy created an average of 168,000 jobs per month in 2024, compared to only 49,000 per month in 2025.
Trump is also facing growing criticism for focusing excessively on foreign policy during his second term and becoming increasingly out of touch with Americans struggling with the high cost of living.
Last month, a Politico poll revealed that nearly half of American adults (46%) felt that the cost of living was “higher than ever,” including 37% of voters who cast their ballots for Trump in 2024.
