Forget His Boasts; Growth Is Just Average and Well Behind Reagan, Clinton, Even Carter
Donald Trump keeps boasting about what a great economy he should get credited for creating. But his administration’s own reports don’t support his claims, which also don’t come close to what he promised voters.
His results so far have been, well, just average.
As if it were a stellar achievement, Trump boasted last week, the economy grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the first three months of this year. Big deal. That’s precisely the average since 1947.
View the complete April 29 article by David Cay Johnston on the DCReport.org website here.