With the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis set to release third-quarter economic growth estimates Thursday that are expected to show a historic surge in GDP following the worst contraction on record in the previous quarter, experts and Democratic lawmakers are sounding the alarm about President Donald Trump’s election-minded efforts to portray the deceptive numbers as proof that the economy is roaring back under his leadership.
Even though the numbers have not yet officially been released, the Trump reelection campaign is already running Facebook ads touting the “fastest GDP growth in history” and celebrating the “Great American Comeback” that the figures supposedly show.
“The economic calamity threatening American households is largely self-inflicted, and will get even more dire unless Congress takes bipartisan action soon.”
—Rep. Don Beyer