Trump agreed with Bernie. Bessent trashed free markets. Wall Street missed. Something bigger is happening.

Trump agreed with Bernie. Bessent trashed free markets. Wall Street missed the jobs number by 64%. Something bigger is happening. pic.twitter.com/WQ9TR0lvrL

— Promethean Action (@PrometheanActn) June 6, 2026

Or watch a YouTube copy. Susan argues that Trump’s recent comments praising overlap with Bernie Sanders and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s critique of “slavish devotion to free markets” signal not a change of sides but a shift to a different economic system. It frames Trump’s “new economic plan” as an industrial policy that uses tariffs, tax policy, directed investment, and potential public-private stakes in major AI firms, while also challenging Federal Reserve practices and Wall Street forecasting. Citing the latest jobs report (172,000 jobs versus a 105,000 forecast, with prior months revised upward), it claims the plan is working, though manufacturing hiring is still early, following a sequence of orders, production, investment, then jobs described by Peter Navarro. Susan says this approach revives Henry Clay’s “American System,” presented as distinct from free markets, free trade, or socialism.

Trump and Bessent are shattering the free-market orthodoxy and reviving Henry Clay’s American System — and the jobs numbers prove it’s working. – Promethean Action

• What are u talking about? The U.S. economy added an unexpectedly strong 172,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. The robust job creation heavily beat economists’ estimates—was driven by gains in leisure and hospitality, government, and health care – Robert Hogan

The Whatfinger News Crew Reacts

• Alex: “Trump nodding at Bernie, Bessent roasting blind free-market worship, and Wall Street eating a 64% jobs miss? The economic Overton window just got yeeted into next week. American System 2.0 loading — tariffs, AI stakes, and actual manufacturing. LMAO at the suits!”
• Beth: “It’s hopeful seeing a plan that puts American workers and families first again — real jobs, not just Wall Street wins. This could mean stronger communities and a better legacy for our kids instead of endless offshoring. Not that I’m a fan of anything Democrats do.”
• Pat: “Finally ditching the supposed religion of ‘free markets’ that shipped our factories overseas. Tariffs, directed investment, America First economics — results are already showing in the jobs beat. About time. Trump is proving it all correct. You cannot have free trade with nations that have systems designed to destroy our industry.”
• Lisa: “The shift feels big and a bit uncertain… but if it means more stability for regular people instead of corporate elites calling the shots, there’s real relief in that.”
• Luke: “Tactical pivot: 172k jobs vs 105k forecast, upward revisions, leisure/gov/health leading but manufacturing ramp incoming per Navarro sequence. Industrial policy + tariffs challenging Fed orthodoxy — measurable early signal.”
• Ben: “This taps into the deeper truth that pure ideology — whether unchecked markets allowing foreign nations to abuse us, or socialism — fails human flourishing. Reviving the American System prioritizes nation, production, and people over abstract theories.”

Alex: “Meme Score: 9/10, ‘Trump-Bernie bromance but make it based.’ Pat, this the end of libertarian purism?” Pat: “Good riddance if it means putting Americans back to work. Pragmatism over dogma every time.” Beth: “As long as families see real opportunity and security, that’s what matters most.” Luke: “Strategically, beating forecasts validates the sequencing — orders, production, then hiring. Watch AI public-private plays.” Ben: “A philosophical realignment: economy in service of the republic, not the other way around.” Alex: “While Wall Street still coping and seething in their spreadsheets!”