The Trump Card...

[ATeam]

They’re not irrelevant. You implied Trump was feeble. And also on par with Biden. I provided a comparison about their work loads and press availability. They hid Biden. Trump has been excessively accessible..

Discussion quality would be improved if instead of focusing on what you think I implied, you focused on what I clearly said.

 

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Discussion quality would be improved if instead of focusing on what you think I implied, you focused on what I clearly said.

No it wouldn’t.

 

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Inflation going down. Good, good. Solid Trump.

 

[ATeam]

Inflation going down. Good, good. Solid Trump.

Anytime you want to do a real analysis of the economic indicators to gauge Trump's effect on the economy let me know. Cherry picking a single item out of context does not cut it. But if cherry picking is your thing, note these:

• Highest tax increase in US History. In April, 2025, Trump said, "We’ve brought in over $1.5 trillion from tariffs. Nobody ever thought we could do that. The United States is stronger than ever."

• US dollar decline of 10% since Trump took office on 2025.

• Current unemployment rate: 4.6% (Nov. 2025 number). To find a time when the rate was higher than that you have to go back 4 years, 2 months when post-COVID recovery was the dominate economic theme.

 

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Anytime you want to do a real analysis of the economic indicators to gauge Trump's effect on the economy let me know. Cherry picking a single item out of context does not cut it. But if cherry picking is your thing, note these:

• Highest tax increase in US History. In April, 2025, Trump said, "We’ve brought in over $1.5 trillion from tariffs. Nobody ever thought we could do that. The United States is stronger than ever."

• US dollar decline of 10% since Trump took office on 2025.

• Current unemployment rate: 4.6% (Nov. 2025 number). To find a time when the rate was higher than that you have to go back 4 years, 2 months when post-COVID recovery was the dominate economic theme.

It’s called inheriting a Biden economic failure. Do you always pull out your pompoms and root against the economy from doing well just because Trump is president?

 

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BTW, it was the top economic story of the day.