Thursday, May 01, 2025

It's Trump's Economy Now

Paul Krugman: Many people have complained about New York Times headlines, with reason. All too often an equivocating, sanewashing headline belies the excellent reporting that follows. But yesterday the Times got it right about the first-quarter decline in GDP ...

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In my Substack post this morning: "Does anyone doubt that when inflation rises, [Trump will] dismiss it as "fake news"?" I only got to be prescient for a few hours ...

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-- Paul Krugman (@pkrugman.bsky.social) April 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM

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"It's Trump's Economy Now"

Only for things that might go right.

Everything else is and will be Biden's fault per Trump and his sycophants.

They can't explain away the good economy we had until Trump started his trade war in a self-inflicted wound on the U.S. economy.

#1 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-05-01 01:56 PM

It. Does. Not. Matter.

Trump supporters reject truth and embrace lies.

This isn't going to change.

#2 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-05-01 02:23 PM

Trump should have written The Art of the Blame. He's an imbecile and a coward.

#3 | Posted by cbob at 2025-05-01 03:15 PM

The Fart of a --------

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-01 03:45 PM

While Trump Touts Stock Market, Many Americans Are Left Out Of The Conversation (March 1, 2017)
www.npr.org

... President Trump likes to tout the booming stock market as evidence that he is already boosting the economy. He bragged about it in his speech to Congress on Tuesday night, and then got more to the point on Wednesday, when the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 21,000 for the first time. ...

People Are Confused As Heck About Donald Trump's Latest Post About The Stock Market (April 30, 2025)
www.yahoo.com

... We're 100 days into Donald Trump's second term!

I'm sure you're well aware that the stock market hasn't been doing so hot in that time, with CNN reporting that the market had its worst first 100 days for any presidential term in the past 50 years. ...

"This is Biden's Stock Market, not Trump's." ...


So, in 2017, Pres Trump took credit for a rising stock market, and did not blame it on fmr Pres Obama.

But now, when the stock market is not doing so well, Pres Trump is quick to blame it on fmr Pres Biden.



#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-01 03:49 PM

This is Ron Varas economy.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-01 03:51 PM

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