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Economy

marmar

(77,056 posts) Fri Feb 28, 2020, 12:46 PM Feb 2020

When markets are up, President Donald Trump claims credit. Now that they’re falling, it’s someone else’s fault.

This week’s stock market plunge sparked by fears the coronavirus will drag down the economy posed a unique dilemma for a president who has staked his 2020 re-election campaign squarely on U.S. economic growth. ....... (more)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-02-28/trump-takes-credit-as-markets-rise-points-finger-when-they-fall