Trump took a Presidents' Day swipe at his predecessor, Barack Obama, as each sought credit for the U.S. economy. Mocking an earlier Obama tweet as a 'con job,' Trump blasted Obama for 'now trying to take credit for the economic boom' under Trump
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took a Presidents' Day swipe at his predecessor, Barack Obama, as each sought credit Monday for the U.S. economy.
The strong robust U.S. economy – including the low 3.6% unemployment – is a central talking point for Trump on the campaign trail. Obama appeared to take a subtle dig with a tweet earlier Monday marking the 11th anniversary of the 2009 economic stimulus. "He had the WEAKEST recovery since the Great Depression, despite Zero Fed Rate & MASSIVE quantitative easing. NOW, best jobs numbers," Trump posted of Obama. Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and the longest streak of job creation in American history. pic.twitter.
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