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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDementia Donny downplays economic woes as partisan spin, saying, 'Costs are way down'
President Donald Trump said the U.S. economy is strong and insisted polls showing Americans are feeling economic pain are "fake" during an interview on Fox News that aired on Monday night.
Trump said bad news about the economy amounted to a "con job by the Democrats," adding Democrats "feed" major news network anchors with the message the economy is bad and then "every anchor" does "exactly what they say."
"I'll never forget, they used a word like 'manufactured,'" Trump said in the interview. "You remember the word 'manufacture'? It's a 'manufactured' economy. Nobody uses that word. Every anchor broke in 'manufactured.' They do exactly what they say. It's such a rigged system."
The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.8% in the second quarter in the government's final estimate, besting a 3.3% rate issued in its second estimate and far exceeding a 3% initial estimate. But consumer prices rose 3% in September compared to a year ago, with inflation at its highest level since January, the most-recent government data showed. The inflation reading came in lower than economists' expectations.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-downplays-economic-woes-partisan-153516795.html
25th amendment time.
Diamond_Dog
(39,100 posts)Skittles
(168,606 posts)he fails to understand just how often we the people shop and how savvy we are to price increases
he also doesn't pay his own bills (sometimes ever) so he has no idea about electric costs, healthcare, etc.
Trump is not only fucking CLUELESS, he doesn't fucking care.
2naSalit
(98,839 posts)Been hungry.
Skittles
(168,606 posts)that would be Trump
2naSalit
(98,839 posts)Ugh, I don't have words for it anymore.
Well, okay, disgust.