The Wall Street Journal prodded President Donald Trump once again on Tuesday, this time over his penchant for putting his woes onto his predecessor.
But Trump blaming former President Joe Biden “for bad economic news won’t work as an excuse for much longer,” warned the newspaper’s conservative editorial board.
“It’s no surprise” that Trump did so, acknowledged the Journal.
But the president would actually “be wiser to see it as a warning about the current fragile labor market,” it added.
The Journal noted how Trump’s tariffs — which it described as “border taxes” — and anti-immigration crackdown and mass deportations are “doing the opposite” of boosting the economy and job growth.
“The Fed is likely to cut rates by 25 or perhaps even 50 points next week. But the President could do far more to help businesses, workers and consumers by dropping his anti-growth policies,” it concluded. “He may have inherited a weak economy, but he’s in charge now.”
