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Wake Up Right - May 1, 2025
Wake Up Right
May 01, 2025
Good morning, Wake Up Right fam! I can’t believe it’s May 1st. Time certainly flies when you’re having fun in Trump’s America. Speaking of having fun, please allow me to indulge my inner millennial and share…
📉 U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in Q1 2025
🧰 57% support work requirements for Medicaid
📺️ CBS, NBC, ABC coverage of Elon Musk is 96% negative
📺️ CBS, NBC, ABC coverage of Pete Hegseth is 100% negative
Sources: CNBC, Axios, Media Research Center, Media Research Center
U.S. and Ukraine agree to minerals deal
President Donald Trump has sealed a landmark economic partnership with Ukraine, giving the U.S. preferential access to its untapped mineral wealth — an indirect route to repay the U.S. for its aid during the war with Russia.
The details: The agreement establishes the “U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund,” granting U.S. companies preferential access to Ukraine’s rare earth metals, lithium, oil, and natural gas.
Rare earth metals are essential in electronics, batteries, military tech, renewable energy, and more.
Security guarantee lite: The deal involves no direct guarantee of U.S. security. However, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, “Economic security is national security.”
What Ukraine is saying: Deputy PM Yulia Svyrydenko says: “It’s a win-win… It’s about investments, investments, and investments.”
Back up: This deal was originally set to be signed in February, but was derailed by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s combative and highly-criticized appearance at the White House at the time.
Payback: The U.S. has given Ukraine over $180 billion in aid since the start of the war with Russia. This deal is Trump’s way of guaranteeing that the American taxpayer gets something in return.
[Source: The National Pulse, Daily Caller]
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GDP declines in Q1, but economy remains strong under the hood
The U.S. economy contracted by 0.3% in Q1 2025 for the first time since early 2022. However, the decline was not driven by traditional economic factors — they were skewed by businesses stockpiling imports ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The formula: The U.S. GDP is calculated with the formula: GDP = C + I + G + (X - M)
Consumption (How much Americans spend)
Investment (Business spending and new home construction)
Government spending
(X-M): Exports minus Imports
Imports skew it up: In the first quarter, businesses accelerated imports to stockpile goods before tariffs took effect. In March alone, imports hit an all-time high of $342.7 billion — a 27.5% increase. Overall, in Q1, imports shaved 4.83 points off the GDP and drove it down to -0.3%.
The fundamentals are good: Despite the headline number going negative, the key indicators still look strong:
✅ Domestic Demand Remains Robust: Core GDP, which reflects final sales to private U.S. purchasers [a measure of consumer and business spending] grew by 3.0%, indicating strong internal economic activity.
✅ Business Investment Surges: Nonresidential investment jumped 9.8%, with equipment spending up 22.5%, suggesting businesses are confident in future growth.
✅ Consumer Spending Holds Steady: While consumer spending growth slowed to 1.8% overall, it surged 0.7% in March alone, suggesting resilience despite tariff concerns.
What the White House is saying: A press release put out by the White House says: “Core GDP grew at a robust 3.0%. This signals strong underlying economic momentum that occurred after President Trump’s inauguration.”
What Trump is saying: In a post on Truth Social, he addressed the negative headline number, writing: “Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden ‘Overhang.’ This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other. BE PATIENT!!!”
💩 Biden-appointed Judge Jennifer Thurston has blocked Border Patrol agents from arresting suspected illegal aliens in California without a warrant. Read more.
🤥 The FBI, at Kash Patel's direction, is using polygraph tests on agents to discover the source of leaks within the agency. Read more.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Zelensky made veiled threats to attack Russia’s Victory Day parade, which commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany, despite the fact foreign leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend. Read more.
🗳️ Two Ukrainian nationals were charged with unlawfully voting in the 2024 presidential election. Read more.
🛻 Ford's CEO announces the automaker is opening two new manufacturing plants in Ohio and Tennessee. See it.
🇨🇳 Factory activity in China plunged to a nearly two-year low in April as President Trump’s steep tariffs hammered its manufacturing demand. Read more.
👩⚖️ A Massachusetts judge is facing charges for helping an illegal migrant slip out of court to avoid ICE agents in 2018. Read more.
👿 California Democrats gutted a bill that would have made paying for sex with 16- and 17-year-olds a felony charge. Read more. Tell me you’re a pedo without telling me you’re a pedo…
✅ The GOP-controlled Senate killed an attempt to reverse President Trump's 10% tariffs on all imported goods. Three Republicans,
🎥 Trump cracks a joke about Pete Hegseth. Watch.
🎥 RFK Jr. discusses fluoride in the water supply. Watch.
🎥 Trump loves Elon's double hats. Watch.
🎥 Tucker and Megyn Kelly think Michelle Obama dislikes Barack. Watch.
🎥 Kamala is back on the public stage, cackling and giving cringe AF speeches. Watch.
🎥 DEA official testifies: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's tattoos are consistent with MS-13, despite media spins. Watch.
🎥 Kari Lake OWNS Dem lawmaker to his face for filing impeachment against Trump. Watch.
🎥 Joe Rogan shares what made him "most excited" about the Trump admin. Watch.
🎥 LMAO: Tampon Tim Walz said Kamala chose him to ‘code talk to white guys.’ Watch.
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