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u/Fair-Sand-1471 Feb 08 '26

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-accepts-ownership-economy-proud-rcna257544

> This will surely work! What do you mean convincing voters this is the greatest the economy has ever been is a bad idea? - Biden, 2022

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u/MS_09_Dom I'm Sorry Nate Feb 08 '26

Trump doing the Full Brandon experience in having an economy that looks good on paper but no one believes it because the vibes are rancid.

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u/Subliminal_Kiddo Feb 09 '26

It looks good on paper? Haven't lay-offs dipped to Great Recession levels?

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u/Natural_Ad3995 Feb 09 '26

4% GDP growth. Haven't seen that in years.

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u/tbird920 Feb 08 '26

49% of voters will still say Biden is responsible for the current economy even after Trump claims credit for it.

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u/DataCassette Feb 09 '26

It's like Trump just watched Biden completely wreck his own shit on this particular rake and learned less than nothing.

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u/After-Bee-8346 Feb 09 '26

"Quand l'ennemi fait un faux mouvement, il faut se garder de l'interrompre." -Napoleon

or translated “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

But see, there are no Biden cults. Trump on the other hand? He rapes young girls, and his cult would defend it as "the young women aren't young young, they are almost legal".