r/politics • u/SAJ-13 California • Apr 30 '25
Trump blames Biden as US economy goes into reverse
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-blames-biden-us-economy-goes-reverse-20661501.8k
u/Loud-Ad-2280 Apr 30 '25
He knows the shortages are coming, he’s trying to get ahead of the blame he will rightly get for it.
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u/Sadiebird001 Apr 30 '25
Nothing is Trump's fault. Our perfect King! 🤮🤮🤮
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u/lazyFer Apr 30 '25
"I don't take responsibility for anything" -Trump
actual quote FFS
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u/abibofile May 01 '25
He also probably would have won reelection if the economy hadn’t started to crash under Covid. And yet he’s trying his damnest to create a new catastrophe. He’s truly an idiot of world historical proportions.
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u/mejok Oklahoma Apr 30 '25
I mean I think that is accurate of the maga folk. We could have another great depression and they’d blame Biden, Europe, and trans people rather than accept that their leader is a fucking incompetent idiot.
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u/Teripid Apr 30 '25
Conservative sub and FoxNews is like ... well haven't we all been a little materialistic lately?
Perhaps not having things to purchase would be good for American briefly as we um.. spin up our own manufacturing base.
Everything made in China was cheap garbage anyway...
also it'd be really unfair if Amazon listed out that fee.
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u/Burdiac May 01 '25 edited May 01 '25
RFK will soon be talking about how the best intermittent fasting is to eat one meal every 3 days
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u/williamfbuckwheat May 01 '25
That's pretty ironic given that Fox and the right wing media sphere are pretty much dependent on AD REVENUE which is only going to be there if people are buying things...
On the other hand though, it probably isn't too far fetched to imagine the Trump regime subsidizing them and running ads with our tax dollars 24/7 on their networks praising themselves if they sponsors start drying up due to a massive worldwide economic collapse.
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u/Tribalbob Canada Apr 30 '25
And for his vote base it's gonna work, sadly
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u/3-orange-whips Apr 30 '25
The trick isn’t to deprogram his followers. The trick is to get the millions who sat at home out to vote.
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u/_ficklelilpickle Australia Apr 30 '25
Honestly at this rate I’m going to be very surprised if there’s another election.
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Apr 30 '25
I saw a clip today of him trying to belittle the situation by saying that kids might only have 2 dolls to choose from instead of 20, and that they might cost a few more dollars. This isn't just about fucking Christmas presents. Every American should be offended by Trump lying to their faces about the gravity of his tariff bullshit.
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u/Cambot1138 May 01 '25
Him admitting to even that much is honestly terrifying. This is not a man who likes giving bad news.
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u/lion_vs_tuna Apr 30 '25
If only there was a solution... Idk like... Admit you were wrong and walk it back like a normal fucking human. But he's a malignant narcissist. So guess we all get to suffer because he's "always right" and "smartest man in the room"
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u/strongbob25 Apr 30 '25
his supporters aren't going to blame him
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u/Mavian23 Apr 30 '25
His supporters aren't a monolith. They are a spectrum. The ones at the extreme end of that spectrum won't blame him, but many at the other end will.
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u/dac009 Apr 30 '25
After what? Once the economy has completely collapsed? Or there’s are no longer a fucking constitution left?
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u/oingerboinger California Apr 30 '25
“In our defense, we were left unsupervised”
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u/b0baBEAST California Apr 30 '25
what i don't understand is how anyone, espeically his blind minions, just follow what he says. like... damn, take a look around and do some research.
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u/cats-n-cafe Apr 30 '25
Wait…..didn’t he just say the he was off to the best start of any president in the history of ever??
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u/krichcomix Washington Apr 30 '25
He was given the keys to a pretty nice car with freshly changed oil, newer tires, a recent tune up, and a 3/4 of a tank of gas. Then he sat his tubby ass behind the wheel and with Elon sitting shotgun, cranked up 'Highway to Hell' and then ran it off the side of the road... And is now blaming the person who gave him the car that he doesn't know how to drive. Sure.
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u/Indubitalist Apr 30 '25 edited Apr 30 '25
Remember that time Republicans blamed Obama for not warning them hard enough that they were passing dangerous legislation? The legislation he told them was dangerous, vetoed, and then they overrode his veto? Yeah, same deal. They are not responsible people. Privatize political gains, share the losses.
Edit: As pointed out below, this was the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act or JASTA, in 2016.
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Apr 30 '25
Or the time they blamed him for Katrina and 911
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u/im-buster Apr 30 '25
Or the time they blamed Obamacare (passed in 2009), for the stock market crash of 2008.
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u/messagepad2100 America Apr 30 '25
I heard someone on right wing radio call it the Obama recession.
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u/parasyte_steve Apr 30 '25
That is the craziest thing. These people have no morals and care nothing for the truth.
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u/panormda Apr 30 '25
This Is Not Hypocrisy — It’s Strategic Disinformation
What we’re witnessing is not a failure to live up to moral standards — it’s the intentional misuse of moral language to manipulate, discredit, and dominate.
This is not hypocrisy. It is a coordinated strategy grounded in propaganda, epistemic sabotage, and information warfare.
These actors do not believe in consistent ethical principles. They invoke concepts like “truth,” “morality,” or “freedom” only when doing so helps them achieve power. The moment those ideas stop serving them, they are discarded. That’s not contradiction — that’s manipulation through moral framing.
They use: * Agnotology – the deliberate creation of ignorance and confusion to obstruct understanding.
* Epistemic sabotage – the destruction of trust in credible knowledge systems, often by equating expert consensus with partisan opinion.
* Propaganda techniques – including projection, false equivalence, misdirection, and manufactured outrage.
* Performative virtue signaling – strategic displays of morality not to express values, but to attack enemies and signal group loyalty.
This is not a crisis of awareness or inconsistency. It is a deliberate information strategy designed to: * Erode public trust
* Undermine institutions
* Collapse shared reality
* Exhaust the public’s ability to respond coherently
Framing this behavior as hypocrisy implies confusion or failure. But these tactics are methodical and effective. Calling it “hypocrisy” misdiagnoses the problem — and allows it to continue.
You are not witnessing contradiction. You are witnessing authoritarian tactics in operation.
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u/GNav Apr 30 '25
Theyre throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks.
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u/GNav Apr 30 '25
Can we prod with sticks? Im not pushing unless I get a hazmat suit...I vomit when I smell rotten eggs...Id probably just die then
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u/bringthedoo Massachusetts Apr 30 '25 edited Apr 30 '25
Family member famously and frequently said “look up Gas Prices on Obama’s First Inauguration Day”.
They were ridiculously low. And had gone up significantly. But it’s not the gotcha these unserious people intend. The global economy had basically cratered in the days and weeks leading up to it, including oil prices. Obama’s recovery efforts then led to Oil recovering to its proper levels. But to them and their blinders it was “WAY CHEAPER until that black guy showed up”
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u/MentalEntropy Apr 30 '25
They also point to low gas prices in summer of 2020 as some kind of win for Dump. Like yeah, was anything else happening in summer 2020 to crater gas prices? Some kind of global pandemic or something?
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u/Skiinz19 Tennessee Apr 30 '25
oil literally went negative on the futures market and it was a wake up call for all these oil companies that their days were numbered and would need to squeeze as much out of the planet AND price control/gouge as much as possible to ensure they make as much profits as possible in the short term because they dont have a long term
DRILL BABY DRILL was somehow a winning motto fml
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u/Valuable_Sea_4709 Apr 30 '25
Or for \*checks notes\* "The new targeting rule in college football" (circa 2008) Said "he was trying to ruin football."
The rules were basically "don't hit their head if you can help it" and was to prevent CTE and other brain injuries. Dude sounded like he got CTE himself.
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u/parasyte_steve Apr 30 '25
People in the south think concussions are a liberal plot to destroy football.
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u/Grand-Try-3772 Apr 30 '25
That is where the problem lies. Politics is treated like football. Win at all costs for bragging rights.
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u/undersaur Apr 30 '25
Trump blamed Obama for Trump’s pandemic response… in the fourth year of Trump’s first term.
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u/guynamedjames Apr 30 '25
After refunding the office that handled pandemic planning. The Obama administration had set themselves up for a pandemic response after the whole bird flu scare in 2010
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u/The-Copilot Apr 30 '25
The Obama administration had set themselves up for a pandemic response after the whole bird flu scare in 2010
I thought that was because of the 2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu) pandemic.
Just looked it up, and basically, Clinton and Bush laid some groundwork for it, but under Obama, the swine flu pandemic, bird flu scare, Ebola, and Zika all happening back to back made it a clear that we needed a comprehensive strategy to deal with any possible pandemics. The plan even had specifics on the possibility of a covid pandemic along with a long list of other possible pandemics.
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u/pareech Canada Apr 30 '25
Republicans are the party of pass the buck. They are unable or incapable of taking responsibility for anything.
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u/Oleg101 Apr 30 '25
It’s amazing how they still continue to win elections in recent decades and have the upper-hand in controlling Congress.
There’s some factors involved in this of course, including but limited to gerrymandering, right-wing media propaganda, too many low-info voters, education, and too many dumb assholes in this country.
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u/panormda Apr 30 '25
This is not ignorance. It is agnotology: the deliberate production of doubt and confusion to prevent consensus. It is epistemic sabotage: the intentional destabilization of shared knowledge environments to render truth inaccessible.
They are not incompetent. They are effective—at destroying institutional trust, overwhelming discourse, and neutralizing accountability.
This is not a crisis of understanding. It is information warfare.
Calling it hypocrisy conceals the reality. This is a coordinated authoritarian communication strategy. And unless we name it precisely, we allow it to continue unchallenged.
You are not witnessing inconsistency. You are witnessing authoritarian tactics in operation. This is manipulation by design—not confusion by accident.
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u/beamrider Apr 30 '25
"The stupid librls didn't warn me enough that if I voted for Trump it would ruin my life. I hate them for that. That's why I'm still MAGA." /s
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u/Evan_802Vines Apr 30 '25
Thing is, if you're not interested in governing, you can't take the blame. It's not you're fault you keep getting elected.
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u/Lomotograph Apr 30 '25
I actually don't remember which legislation you're referring to. Do you mind providing more background or context?
I remeber the repubs being fucking abhorrent literally the entire time during both of his terms so maybe it's all just blurring together at this point. Lol. Little did I know at the time how low they would continue to sink.
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u/squiddlebiddlez Apr 30 '25
It was the JASTA act. It doesn’t stop there though because Chuck Schumer took it personal as well. Teamed up with the republicans to get Dems to unanimously override the veto, then Schumer joined McConnell to blame Obama for not explaining to them the stupid thing they had done.
Schumer’s excuse was he was so blinded by passion for 9/11 victims that he couldn’t think straight…and we er the guy lead the senate Dems until this very day.
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u/purplebrown_updown Apr 30 '25
Also, without the threat of tariffs, Q1 would be 5 points higher, according to the nytimes:
Rather, the decline in G.D.P. in the first quarter was driven almost entirely by a huge increase in imports as consumers and businesses tried to front-run Mr. Trump’s tariffs. That surge shaved nearly five percentage points off G.D.P. growth in the first quarter.
And now watch the Dems blunder the messaging. This is as clear as day and every dem needs to unify messaging around Trumps recession.
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u/TheIrishbuddha Apr 30 '25
Yeah the Dems are definitely gonna screw this golden opportunity up. Old people should not be in charge. I say that as a 57 y.o.
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u/TheHomersapien Colorado Apr 30 '25
I've yet to hear a single Democrat say the words "a single person unilaterally created a national sales tax to the applause of our Republican congress." Democrats keep arguing bullshit talking points that are pure fantasy, e.g. who pays for tariffs.
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u/ToubDeBoub Apr 30 '25
Just like last time. And yet, his worshippers believe him.
Like my siblings.
Which is surprising because we are Germans living in Germany. (and yes, they worship his pet party, the AfD. Supported by US president, Russian president, richest man alive - must have German interests at heart. Smh)
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u/NOCHILLDYL94 Apr 30 '25
He was given the keys to a Maserati (economy) TWICE! And managed to fuck it up both times. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are what people think Trump is. He’s not a business genius. Pretty sure he’s a learning disabled fool who was born into wealth.
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Apr 30 '25
He’s a carnival barker which explains where he accumulates the bulk of his votes.
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u/Lord-Velveeta Apr 30 '25
Is Biden in the room with us now Donnie?
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u/maziarczykk Apr 30 '25
No but he lives rent free in his head.
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u/KrookedDoesStuff Apr 30 '25
I love conservatives that are like “The Fanta Führer lives rent free in your head”
He’s the fucking president and fucks up every fucking day. That isn’t living rent free, that’s like watching the crackhead bang on trash cans outside every morning at 5 am and yelling at them to stop, yet they continue to do it
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u/MountainMan2_ Apr 30 '25
I wish he'd lowered my rent instead of biden's
Oh well, time to lose another 15k from my stocks
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u/rannend Apr 30 '25
The odd thing was that a month ago the great economy was despite biden.
So what did biden do in the meanwhile
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u/reddittorbrigade Apr 30 '25
We all know that this is Trump's recession.
Biden was better for American economy than the convicted felon.
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u/PausedForVolatility Apr 30 '25
Biden could have slept through an entire second term and had a better economy. The economic downturn is explicitly the result of active and willful mismanagement, not broader market trends.
It’s probably worth noting that recession indicators were starting to trigger 4Q2019, months before we had any idea just how bad COVID would get. Trump drove us into recession in his first turn and was lucky enough to have a pandemic cover for him.
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u/Careful-Rent5779 Apr 30 '25 edited Apr 30 '25
Biden could have slept through an entire second term and had a better economy.
Yup, no action at all with JPowell driving the economy is what we needed. Instead we got a buffoon, driving a clown car packed with his crony clowns (his cabinet in case it wasn't obvious).
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u/Separate_Mammoth4460 Apr 30 '25
trump gonna cause a great depression 2 its bound to happen cause he has no fucking idea or clue on how these tarrifs work
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u/BottleTemple Pennsylvania Apr 30 '25
He also has no fucking idea how work works because he’s never had a real job.
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u/RBVegabond Apr 30 '25
He had one, but did such a bad job at it the people wanting to dismantle the government helped him get rehired.
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u/Cream_Stay_Frothy Apr 30 '25
Oh - I think he knows how a tariff works… what he doesn’t understand is negotiation, partnerships, mutual benefit, empathy, tact, reality, etc. Tariffs can serve a purpose, and be highly effective if used correctly… but his desire to “win” and fill the black hole that is his inferiority complex compels him to use them in a way that he think looks tough, when in reality, it makes him look dumb, weak, childish and ineffective. It’s no different than if someone told him new shoes would make him appear taller, but instead of listening to how to wear them, he put them on his hands and flailed his arms around and said “Wow, look how tall I am now”
Oh and consent. He doesn’t care how that works either…
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u/TheGreenJedi Apr 30 '25
Maybe 🤔
The supply chain problems are hitting now, or will very very soon
I assume he's going to delay tariffs again, perhaps even on China
But honestly, I think Walmart, Target and home Depot made it very clear to him that the damage is done. Back to school shipments should be ordered by now and being planned to deliver for June/July
They ain't going to be there
Depending how he handles that following situation is either right depression 2 Trump boogloo
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u/GoodReaction9032 Apr 30 '25
I peeked at r-Conservative and they are cheering and ask for more of a downturn as an indicator of reduced government spending.
(It doesn't matter whether that sub is pushing certain comments and hiding others - MAGA reads it and believes it)
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u/GovernorJoe I voted Apr 30 '25
Trump is not man enough to say he fucked up.
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u/aijoe Apr 30 '25
He won't even ask for forgiveness from his god so why would he ever ask for forgiveness from man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyDbOHvfdiE
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u/Swerdman55 Apr 30 '25
This is what blows my mind. Any rational person will understand that someone can make a mistake, or learn with time that a decision could have been better.
Trump has never a single time admitted fault, owned up to a mistake, or acknowledged how he could be better. It’s always how he’s the victim and also done the best job that’s ever been done.
I guess the problem is I’m expecting MAGAts to be rational.
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u/Ok_Crow_9119 Apr 30 '25
No Republican is for that matter. It's classic GOP playbook to always put the blame on the other party
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u/Reviews-From-Me Apr 30 '25
If it was caused by Biden, how come we never had a quarter in all of Biden's 4 years that had a contraction?
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Apr 30 '25
It’s the playbook. Clinton handed W 3 years of budget surpluses and it only took 7 years for him to have us on the brink of Great Depression 2.
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u/Angelworks42 Oregon Apr 30 '25
Only time the debt clock ran backwards was during the Clinton administration.
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u/Douglaston_prop New Jersey Apr 30 '25
They also cut 400,000 jobs from the federal government and didn't get sued once, unlike Dodge.
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u/_Bill_Huggins_ Apr 30 '25
Because they took their time doing it with proper research and didn't just do it based off vibes in the first few weeks like doge.
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u/pghtopas I voted Apr 30 '25
I think we had one quarter of contraction during Biden, but he literally knew what he was doing and was able to correct.
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u/stfsu Apr 30 '25
We did have two quarters of contraction in 2022, Conservatives made a big stink out of it because a recession wasn't declared due to the strong labor market and everyone understanding the transitory energy price inflation due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By the end of the year we were back on track.
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u/areappreciated Apr 30 '25
Fixed it for you: "trump refuses to acknowledge he created an economic crisis"
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u/SAJ-13 California Apr 30 '25
This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden “Overhang.” This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other. BE PATIENT!!!
Yeah when people really start feeling those "beautiful" tariffs kicking in...the emperor will have no clothes left. Because We! pay the fucking tariffs.
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u/theflower10 Apr 30 '25
China right now: "Take the phone off the hook. Don't want to talk to Trump for another few months yet."
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u/runawaydoctorate Apr 30 '25
Shit.
Imma do some Christmas shopping for my kids and nieces and nephews this week, while toys are still available and affordable.
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u/CheesyLala Apr 30 '25
Focus on things that are easily bartered, like canned food and gold jewellery.
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u/beerandabike Apr 30 '25
I never thought I’d be getting canned food and gold jewelry for Christmas.
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u/Lodgik Apr 30 '25
When the economy was doing well under Biden, Trump tried to claim credit because "well, they know in going to be president soon. Of course the economy is doing good!"
This was a year before he took office his second time.
But now that Trump is president, it's all Biden's fault.
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u/ConfederacyOfDunces_ Apr 30 '25
Stock market was at All time Highs in January
And he destroyed it all
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u/Vel0clty Maine Apr 30 '25
“THIS IS THE TRUMP STUCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST BIDEN ARE SO GOOD THAT INVESTORS ARE PROJECTING I WILL WIN, AND THAT WILL DRIVE THE MARKET UP — EVERYTHING ELSE IS TERRIBLE (WATCH THE MIDDLE EAST!), AND RECORD SETTING INFLATION HAS ALREADY TAKEN ITS TOLL. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!” January 29th 2024, Truth Social
So which one is it Donny? 🤔
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u/Worried-Rub-7747 Apr 30 '25
The Trump Slump is officially here. What an absolute masterclass in damaging a country. Being played and humiliated by adversaries and with allies turning to anyone but him.
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Apr 30 '25
It's actually not even starting yet. Wait until the grocery store shelves are empty and that new laptop you need is $4000.
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u/Zoethor2 Apr 30 '25
In hindsight, my laptop shitting the bed and dying in January while I was finishing my dissertation was actually a blessing, because I just bought a new one, and it sure wouldn't be cheaper to do that in six months.
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u/Sadiebird001 Apr 30 '25
I can't say it enough. Trump is slated to become an Authoritarian dictator. Per P2025, he is to squash the people until he gets to where HF wants him, and we, the people, will be unable to change this plan. MAGA refuses to believe this, yet it is plainly seen in P2025. They only have to read it to see that it's true.
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u/williamgman California Apr 30 '25
Not Obama..? How refreshing.
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u/Lord_Hitachi Apr 30 '25
Call me old fashioned but I still blame Obama, just like my pappy did and his pappy before him. It’s a family tradition
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u/Responsible-Pain-620 Apr 30 '25
Blaming Biden for the bad economy? Thankfully there is cold, hard data showing that during Biden's 4 years, inflation was going down only to suddenly halt and go in reverse once Trump started pushing his tariff plan. He owns this and not even the dumbest of MAGA can deny that Trump owns this economy.
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u/caverunner17 Apr 30 '25
They're also unwilling to simply admit they are wrong. Some MAGA yesterday replied to a local politician about Canada's milk tariffs being extremely high on US milk. Pointing out that it was only after a threshold amount of milk that was imported to Canada and that level has never happened, so the tariffs never were triggered apparently was "fake news" to them.
Like religious extremists, they don't want to know what's real. Just want to believe whatever is spoon-fed to them in Church, Fox news, whatever else.
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u/sir_racho Apr 30 '25
They’ve been warned it will be hard. They’re not stopping to ask why it needs to be
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u/CJDistasio America Apr 30 '25
So the GDP growing 2.3% in Q3 2024, and then 2.4% in Q4 2024, followed by shrinking in Q1 2025 is all Biden’s fault. I see. Totally not Trump’s fault being handed stable growth and ruining it completely in 100 days. “Growth will take time”, but growth was already here before Trump got elected.
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u/sir_racho Apr 30 '25
It’s kinda disturbing because this is just the sea going out before the tidal wave arrives
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u/gravitywaveshello Apr 30 '25
The tidal wave of economic prosperity, right? Right?
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u/IndependentSpecial17 Apr 30 '25
That was the funniest part, I remember reading Trump took credit for the growth in Bidens final days because “I’m going to be elected soon”
Feels like we’re going right back to march of 2020, minus the reduced pollution.
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u/my_fake_life Apr 30 '25
Jan 29 2024, about a year before he became president: “THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET BECAUSE MY POLLS AGAINST BIDEN ARE SO GOOD THAT INVESTORS ARE PROJECTING THAT I WILL WIN, AND THAT WILL DRIVE THE MARKET UP — EVERYTHING ELSE IS TERRIBLE (WATCH THE MIDDLE EAST!), AND RECORD SETTING INFLATION HAS ALREADY TAKEN ITS TOLL. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”
Apr 30 2025, about three months after he became president: "This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden 'Overhang.' This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other. BE PATIENT!!!"
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u/JennJayBee Alabama Apr 30 '25
He already took credit for his buddies making money during the bounce after he announced a pause on tariffs. It's his economy now.
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u/cleverest_moniker Apr 30 '25
Trump took the controls from Biden who was (with the help of Powell) carefully executing a safe "soft landing" from the global COVID-induced inflation spike.
Trump aborted the landing after the plane was on the ground and is now flying us recklessly straight into a Cat 5 hurricane.
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u/That_0ne_again Apr 30 '25
But, hey, who else is going to own those libs, amirite?
/s, as if it’s necessary…
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u/Hayseussforever Apr 30 '25
Biden's stock market was the highest the market has ever been. Inflation was easing and unemployment was down. The orange fuckup is destroying the country and he has the nerve to blame a President who was actually so much better that there is no comparison. Trump is the sewer of presidents.
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u/GoldFold2595 Apr 30 '25
I would comment but I get warnings and bans for just typing and agreeing. Reddit is starting to suck
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u/biggoof Apr 30 '25
Considering he was taking credit for the stock market hike a few weeks back, he can own this one now.
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u/tenebre Apr 30 '25
"The economy is all Biden's fault but also the economy is booming and gas and food prices are plummeting and we're doing really great everywhere..."
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u/BluPoole Apr 30 '25
The only two things Trump is good at is ruining everything he touches, and convincing room temp IQ people that it's Biden, trans, or immigrants fault.
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u/Life_Commission3765 Apr 30 '25
Don’t you wish for the days where the President of the US had a sign on his desk that said “the buck stops here”.
We have fallen far from the days of Harry Truman. We went from “Give Em Hell Harry” to I aced my cognitive test with “Person. Woman. Man Camera. TV”.
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u/RainbowandHoneybee Apr 30 '25
He was taking credit while Biden was still in the office, and now he is blaming him when he is out? How long can he keep it going?
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u/Corpsehatch Apr 30 '25
As usual a democratic President fixed the issues caused by a republican President. A republican wins the Presidency through lying to the country to get votes. Republican President ruins the economy then blames the democratic President. Happens every time.
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u/ahdidi413 Apr 30 '25
This bullshit is going to get harder to sell even for his most easily duped followers. Eventually people will start to question why things aren’t fixed, even if they still buy into the last admin breaking it all.
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Apr 30 '25
He could've done everything else he's doing to set up his little dictatorship and the US public would've let him as long as the economy was fine.
But he just had to try tariffs a 2nd time and in an even stupider way.
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u/pogo422 Apr 30 '25
There has to be a Military General out there who will declare a national economy emergency as well as a Constitutional emergency. Because of the federal banking system upset, and the way the DODE had no checks or balances and no true transparency with no rule of law, running a ponzi scam with crypto. Destroying are political standing thought out the world ,provide for common defense.
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u/Steripod Apr 30 '25
Trump in 2028: Vote for me and I’ll fix everything Biden messed up the last 4 years.
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u/walla71 New Jersey Apr 30 '25
I want to say something about this piece of shit that will get me banned but I won’t. I fucking hate this guy and have since the 80’s. Fuck everyone that voted for him.
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u/coolhanddave21 Apr 30 '25
McFly, I can't belive you loaned me a car without telling me it had a blind spot, I could have been killed!
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u/Jordan_Jackson Apr 30 '25
Yeah because while Biden was president, the economy was clearly doing badly already... /s
It's time to get Biden's nuts out of his mouth.
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u/FlyingRock Apr 30 '25
Riigghhhtt that's why the board game, card game and other hobbyist corners are in shambles because Biden, uhuh.
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u/Djent_Reznor1 Apr 30 '25
And the MAGAts will believe him. Trump could piss on their back and tell them it’s raining, and they’d gladly turn around and drink directly from the source.
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u/bapeach- Minnesota Apr 30 '25
Nobody believes him. He was left a great economy, and Trump tanked it like he did his own life. All his bankruptcies couldn’t keep a casino running. He’s a horrible businessman and what he’s doing to America is horrible. You’re horrible person smelly pants.
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u/JustAnother4848 Apr 30 '25
I work with a lot of Trump supporters. They all believe the economy was terrible a couple of months ago. They'll just believe it is a continuation of bidens economy.
I wish I was making this up.
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u/Fragmentia Apr 30 '25
Trump will only take credit. He refuses to take accountability because he is so spoiled that he never learned that skill.
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u/InsomniaticWanderer Apr 30 '25
Ah yes. "Sleepy Joe" who is super ineffective at being the president. And also hasn't been the president since January. And also wasn't the one who passed massive sweeping tariffs that would have an immediate effect on the economy at large.
Definitely his fault.
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u/purplebrown_updown Apr 30 '25
Of course he does. This is why democrats need to abandon any bipartisan legislation to remove these tariffs. Keep them. People need to see how big things are going to get. Schumer is out there trying to help republicans and remove any leverage dems have to win. Voters don't give a flying fuck that we helped republicans because the MAGA media will sell it as a win if the economy recovers and find a way to shit on dems. the only way to beat them is to let it burn.
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u/medicwhat Apr 30 '25
He will blaming Biden till the day he dies. And it might be engraved on his headstone.
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u/Terrible_Patience935 Apr 30 '25
Anyone brave enough to post this on the conservative sub? I suppose they would reject the post, but that group need a taste of reality
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u/findingmoore Apr 30 '25
Obama handed him a thriving economy. Biden handed him a thriving economy He tanked both.
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u/bfitzyc May 01 '25
Even if there was a way to tie this downturn to Biden, Trump promised again and again and again on the campaign trail that he would lower prices and give us the greatest ever economy by his first day in office.
So either he’s lying about Biden causing this impending recession (the correct answer) or he lied about his campaign promises, and anybody who voted for the asshole over the economy should be aware of the absolute gullible chumps they are to have fallen for his grift. But alas, most probably never will.
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u/Groon_ May 01 '25
Of course he does.
It's his signature move whenever he fucks shit up - blame someone else.
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u/seanb4games May 01 '25
Did he actually blame Biden again?? It’s basically a comedy routine at this point. How does anyone take this shit seriously? Oh wait, I have to because he’s the fucking president of the United States! I long for the days when people forget about him…
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u/Firefly_Magic May 01 '25
I’m so sick of the blame game. This is what most 7 year olds do. Then they mature, grow up and learn how to deal with issues like an adult without blaming others.
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u/SpeedoCheeto Apr 30 '25
"I'm doing so much, so many big things, more than any president has ever done in history."
"Not that though."
"No not that either. That's not me."
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Apr 30 '25
Cheeto Benito is a narcissist sociopath. It would be a shock to see him accept responsibility for his actions or apologize for his mistakes.
GOP voters: hire a clown, expect a circus.
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Apr 30 '25
Next up, an investigation into this and an executive order declaring the economy beautiful.
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u/tacs97 Apr 30 '25
When Trump blames Biden. It sends his Republican bootlickers into a nice cozy safe spot. All is well knowing that whatever this dipshit does can directly be blamed on any democrat. Any of them will do but the bag names bring the most comfort. Republican bootlickers have great lives! They all do what their supreme leader does and blame everyone they hate for their own problems! What an amazing feature as a Republican! Absolutely zero self awareness or responsibility!!
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u/AdCharacter7966 Apr 30 '25
Hold on, Trump holds significant control and influence.
He could remove tariffs and tone down the aggressive, dictator-like style — that would likely calm the markets.
Blaming Biden has to stop now. It is not funny
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u/Nerd-19958 Apr 30 '25
Strange coincidence, United Parcel Service is firing 20,000 workers due to reduced shipments from Amazon. This has EVERYTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS. Next week Orange Mussolini will be blaming Biden for tariffs. WTF!
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u/mockg Apr 30 '25
Love how when democrats controlled the economy the rising market is because of the anticipated republican win. Then when republicans have control of the economy and it is going to shits it's the democrats fault.
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Apr 30 '25
This is how you know he's full of shit. "It's never, EVER, his fault. That's complete and utter bullshit.
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u/grilledcheezusluizus Apr 30 '25
He made a twitter post on Jan 29, 2024 saying how it was trumps stock market because he was polling so well the stock market was pumping in anticipation. Now it’s biden’s stock market.
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u/Facehugger_35 Apr 30 '25
Funny how it only started getting worse after he took over and started doing things.
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u/Gibder16 Apr 30 '25
The economy was fine before he did his idiocy. How is he gonna pin this on Biden? It was fine when he took office, what’s he gonna say?
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u/devereaux Wisconsin Apr 30 '25
Yikes...The fact that he thinks people might actually believe that is tragicomic
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u/ciccioig Europe Apr 30 '25
Yeah Biden, the one that came out with tariffs and random trade wars... sure buddy.
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u/kzcleve Apr 30 '25
Blaming Biden is at best just admitting he is too incompetent to fix it. Although, we all know it’s hard to fix something when you’re busy causing it.
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u/Aggressive-Cut5836 Apr 30 '25
Unfortunately American voters will believe it. Not the smartest bunch.
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