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TwilightZone

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23. Some have, including President Obama

Reply to gabeana (Reply #19)

Sat May 4, 2019, 06:22 PM

May 2019

He's mocked Trump for taking credit for the economy on several occasions. Here are a couple from a quick search:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/us/politics/trump-obama-economy.html

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/02/obama-trump-economy-republicans-959046

Off the top of my head, I also recall Hoyer and Pelosi criticizing the administration for taking credit for the economy.

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It's the Obama economy, stupid! [View all] gulliver May 2019 OP

K&R, Only Trump sychophants are giving him any credit for the economy uponit7771 May 2019 #1

Sadly, that's not the case. TwilightZone May 2019 #5

Because that's a hard sell if it's still looking good four years later FBaggins May 2019 #2

Hehe. Yeah, right. gulliver May 2019 #4

Nah, it's an accurate statement. TwilightZone May 2019 #6

Hehe (again). Nah, it's way, way, way wrong. gulliver May 2019 #8

The case is strong, but many people don't believe it. TwilightZone May 2019 #11

Trump is super, super doubtable now. gulliver May 2019 #12

"Trump is super, super doubtable now." TwilightZone May 2019 #24

His claiming credit for the economy can't help but seem like "just another Trump whopper" gulliver May 2019 #25

I understand your point gabeana May 2019 #19

Some have, including President Obama TwilightZone May 2019 #23

Obama dropped the unemployment rate from 10.7% to 4.6% Cattledog May 2019 #3

Good to remind people of that, imo gulliver May 2019 #18

Which one are we doing? "It's Obama's economy" or "the economy isn't as good as they're saying" hughee99 May 2019 #7

Do both. Of course. gulliver May 2019 #9

Everyone always touts the great economy but kacekwl May 2019 #10

I agree. gulliver May 2019 #14

All Dump has done is giving the treasury to the 1% thegoose May 2019 #13

He gave away the store gulliver May 2019 #17

Ballooning deficits, historic tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, NoMoreRepugs May 2019 #15

Agreed. If anything, Trump splurged on the wealthy and debt and set us up for a fall. gulliver May 2019 #16

A toilet covered in gold is still a toilet. NoMoreRepugs May 2019 #31

you wouldn't say that if the economy was bad AlexSFCA May 2019 #20

If the trend changed from good to bad, I personally would blame Trump quite a bit. gulliver May 2019 #21

He wants it both ways. TwilightZone May 2019 #35

Obama kept the economy improving as the deficit went down House of Roberts May 2019 #22

How many of these new jobs TNNurse May 2019 #26

Trump is such a loathsome figure, even a bullish economy isn't giving John Fante May 2019 #27

Yes, thank you, I have been saying that for a long time Perseus May 2019 #28

I would be curious to see those maginificent unemployment numbers broken down... Thomas Hurt May 2019 #29

K! Cha May 2019 #30

That was Obama's biggest fault, not taking credit for the economy nt doc03 May 2019 #32

Except he did. TwilightZone May 2019 #34

So far trump has not managed to screw up the Obama recovery Gothmog May 2019 #33

Exactly LibFarmer May 2019 #36