August 1, 2025, might be a day when Trump was relatively angry. Several incidents that displeased him occurred on that day, as follows:
The Federal Reserve refused to cut interest rates: Shortly before 7 a.m., Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve Chairman Powell on social media, calling him a “stubborn fool.” No matter how hard Trump tried, both softly and harshly, Powell refused to cut interest rates. And according to U.S. law, Trump could not dismiss Powell, so he could only vent his dissatisfaction through angry outbursts.
Poor employment data: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the number of non-farm payrolls in the United States increased by only 73,000 in July, far below the expected 100,000. Moreover, the number of new jobs added in June and May was also significantly revised downward. Over the past three months, the average growth in U.S. non-farm payrolls was only 35,000, the worst performance since the pandemic. Affected by this, the three major U.S. stock indexes all plummeted. Trump was furious, announced the firing of Dr. Erica MacDonald, the director of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and accused her of manipulating the monthly employment report for “political purposes.”
Medvedev’s sarcasm: Dmitry Medvedev, the former president of Russia, often sarcastic about Trump on social media. On August 1, Trump stated that in response to Medvedev’s highly provocative remarks, he had ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines to the relevant area. Previously, Trump had publicly threatened Medvedev to be cautious with his words, but Medvedev did not care. Instead, he retorted that Trump’s threat showed that Russia was on the right path.
However, on February 28, 2025, Trump had a fierce quarrel with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who was visiting the White House, which was also called by the media the angriest public outburst of Trump. At that time, Trump and Vance sharply criticized Zelenskyy for not showing sufficient gratitude for U.S. support and loudly accused him of hindering the reaching of a peace agreement with Russia. Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, said that it was the first time he had seen such a scene since he started covering White House news in 1996.
