Trump hits Obama for 2016 'magic wand' comment about economy
By Sylvan Lane - 09/10/18 12:21 PM EDT
President Trump on Monday criticized former President Obama for a 2016 claim that Trump would need a “magic wand†to deliver on his promises to boost U.S. manufacturing employment.
In a Monday tweet, Trump misquoted Obama’s June 2016 criticism of his economic agenda that came shortly after Trump had all but officially clinched the Republican presidential nomination.
Trump quoted Obama as saying “President Trump would need a magic wand to get to 4 percent GDP†at a PBS Newshour town hall event in 2016.
“'President Trump would need a magic wand to get to 4% GDP,'†stated President Obama,†Trump tweeted. “I guess I have a magic wand, 4.2%, and we will do MUCH better than this! We have just begun.â€
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