ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every year, the public gets a window into the White House’s views of the economy when the administration publishes the Economic Report of the President. Typically, it is a dense but interesting read, offering a data-driven assessment of the economy, and highly anticipated by economists, policymakers and others who care about economic policy. However, the Trump administration’s 2019 report is a sharp departure from those of previous administrations. This year’s report misconstrues well-established facts, cherry-picks data, relies on economic theories widely rejected by mainstream economists and entirely omits critical subjects. I correct the record in the Joint Economic Committee Democratic response to the report, which is mandated by law, and was released Thursday. The report claims full credit for economic conditions that President Trump mostly inherited from President Obama.”
–Carolyn Maloney, “Congresswoman Maloney: Trump misled us in his economic report. I’m setting the record straight,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 18, 2019 5:11 pm