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US economic growth slowed in fourth quarter--Trump blames government shutdown
..............instead of blaming his own incompetence
The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 1.4% in the last quarter of 2025, new government data showed Friday, significantly slower than the two previous quarters, with President Trump pointing to October’s government shutdown as the culprit.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-slowed-in-fourth-quarter-trump-blames-government-shutdown/ar-AA1WK18W?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=699873e37470452bbcd5ad2bc441d978&ei=10
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Like, literally, half the expected growth would have had to flow from a shut down government to make expectations?
Who'da guessed that Trump was a Keynesian?
