New Reports Show That Trump’s Economic Promises Were Empty | The New Yorker

New Reports Show That Trump’s Economic Promises Were Empty

With the impeachment trial, the coronavirus, and the Iowa caucuses in the news, dry economic statistics aren’t getting much attention right now. But two new reports-the latest gross-domestic-product figures from the Commerce Department and a new set of budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office -shouldn’t be allowed to pass without comment.