As the U.S. economy cools, Trump points to ‘phenomenal numbers’ that don’t exist

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As the U.S. economy cools, Trump points to ‘phenomenal numbers’ that don’t exist - Lemmy.World

Faced with a souring economy, the president could change course, but he prefers to fire statisticians and to lie brazenly to the public.

Hasn’t it been cooling for a while? When does cooling become a recession?
2 consecutive quarters of gdp contraction. The definition of a recession.
That’s not the only condition for a recession, several indicators are used in determining if there is a recession. This was relevant recently in the US as GDP dropped for 2 consecutive quarters and no recession was declared.
Recession - Wikipedia