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Jared Bernstein: Though he’ll never admit it, Trump is riding economic trends he inherited


In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, President Trump will surely tout “his” great economy, placing it at the center of his reelection bid. This president is unusual in many ways, but taking credit for boom times isn’t one of them. Any president would be boasting about the lowest jobless rate in 50 years (3.5 percent) and the

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Posted: February 4, 2020 Tuesday 06:00 AM