2020 Dems: Trump doesn't deserve credit for the economy
By Max Greenwood - 05/10/19 04:32 PM EDT
Democrats running for president are readying themselves for questions about the strong economy and President Trump. Their answer: it’s Barack Obama’s economy.
Unemployment has fallen all the way to 3.6 percent and the stock market has boomed under Trump, but Democrats say that good news is largely because of policies proposed by the former president, who they credit for turning around an economy in free fall when he became president.
“President Trump was lucky enough to come into office as our nation experienced a long and remarkably steady streak of job growth thanks to President Obama's policies,†Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), one of Trump’s most vocal critics in Congress, told The Hill.
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