#Trump's bad decisions are dragging the #USeconomy down. #American friends: how are your #finances right now? Will you punish Trump for basically robbing you?
"The #economy barely grew in the final three months of last year, the Commerce Department said, as it cut its estimate of fourth-quarter growth in half. #Consumer spending, after adjusting for #inflation, was anemic in January, as inflation remained sticky-high. #Hiring has also ground largely to a standstill. And #Americans’ outlook for the economy tumbled after the U.S. and #Israel attacked #Iran, according to a survey of consumer sentiment also released Friday."
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Cracks emerged in a resilient US economy before war in Iran sent oil prices rocketing - https://apnews.com/article/economy-gdp-consumer-spending-trump-government-shutdown-3172b6d0023717644c173cee94d44a79
What should the headlines say? How about "Donald #Trump is Desperate."
"Donald Trump is field-testing a new #Iran-war messaging strategy. Spiking #oil prices, he informed us by tweet yesterday, are good, actually: 'The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of #money.' If this sounds like a flailing attempt to stanch a massive #political wound—well, that’s because it is."
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Trump to America: Thank Me for Your Gas Bill - https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-to-america-thank-me-for-your-gas-bill-poil-prices-tariffs-iran-war-inflation
#uspol #endlesswar #gasprices #inflation #trumpflation #USeconomy #failure #failedpresident
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