In his latest desperate attempt to curry favor with his father, President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. decided he’d take to Twitter and brag about how U.S. economic growth is higher than it was under Barack Obama:
This is the dumbest statement in the history of both politics and economics.
Remember when @realDonaldTrump said he would hit 4% GDP growth and you said “There’s no magic want for that”?
Well ABRACADABRA @barackobama, we are at 4.2%. You just needed a leader to get it done! https://t.co/y1gmDAW47s
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 24, 2018
But as CNBC reporter John Harwood noted in his response to Junior, the numbers cited by Don Jr. are inaccurate, and he knows that because he got the actual information from an agency working for his father:
abracadabra update:
growth declined steadily through rest of 2018
4.2% in Q2, 3.4% in Q3, 2.2% in Q4
average annual 2018 growth per BEA today:
2.85%, just below 2.88% during Obama presidency in 2015 https://t.co/icmLjs1UhM
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 28, 2019
What makes Don Jr’s tweet even more hilarious is the fact that his father had also made erroneous claims about the economy just a few minutes earlier, and Harwood set the president straight, too:
update from Commerce Dept’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today:
Q4-Q4 2018 growth now 2.97%
average annual 2018 growth now 2.85%, slightly below the 2.88% in 2015 https://t.co/DTq29xbQYE
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 28, 2019
There’s irony, and then there’s Trumpian irony.
It didn’t take long for others to remind Don Jr. that he’s even less informed than his father, and that’s really saying something:
You really are as stupid as your father. @BarackObama, pulling out of the worst recession in 70 years, had 3 quarters above 4.7% and one reaching 5.1 %. Many, many more at well over 3%. @realDonaldTrump barely topped 4.2% one time and we are all supposed to be amazed? Grow up!
— Grant Devereaux (@GrantDevereaux) March 28, 2019
GDP growth dropped to 2.6%; was revised even lower to 2.2%; and is expected to barely break 1.5% this quarter. @BarackObama wore it better.
— Sound The Existential Alarm (@bubblerenter) March 28, 2019
What’s a “magic want”? Do you mean wand? A Magic want is believing this growth happens without years of building a strong foundation for it to grow from.
— tama747 (@tama747) October 26, 2018
Your daddy is not a leader. A leader inspires the people. A leader is respected. A leader treats everyone equally. A leader is honest. Also a leader gives credit where it’s due. And by ignoring what President Obama did to set up the success y’all tout is proof trump is no leader
— Mike MacCormick (@DFWsMrFantastic) October 24, 2018
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