18 November 2019

Trump’s Boasts of an Economic ‘Boom’ Are Misplaced and Misguided

Neil Bhatiya

Editor’s Note: Guest columnist Neil Bhatiya is filling in for Candace Rondeaux this week.

President Donald Trump this week laid out his most direct case yet for staying the course in the run-up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election. In a speech to the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday, he boasted that his “America First” policies had delivered stronger-than-expected economic growth and new jobs for millions of Americans, despite the disruption caused not only by his trade war with China, but also by the tariffs he has imposed on close U.S. allies in Europe. ...

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