US real GDP growth slowed to 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. This was reported by the US Department of Commerce, which specified that the US economy grew by 4.4% in the third quarter of 2025.
US Republican President Donald Trump blamed his political opponents, the Democratic Party, for the significant decline in economic growth. “The Democrat-led shutdown is costing the US economy at least 2% of real GDP“, the American leader wrote on Truth Social. He called for no more shutdowns. In addition, the head of the administration in Washington called on the Federal Reserve to continue lowering its key interest rate.
The head of the White House was referring to the record-breaking shutdown of the federal government of the United States, which occurred last fall due to a lack of agreed budget funding. The shutdown was only ended on its 43rd day. It began at midnight on October 1, 2025 due to a lack of funding, as Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress failed to reach an agreement on a number of spending items, including health care. They accused each other of provoking the shutdown and extending it for political purposes.