“weakest economic recovery the U.S. has seen.”
Wouldn’t that statement require some positive improvement?
There is no recovery.
Every business I see is riding the red line of disaster.
I don’t think the sentence even belongs in what is supposedly a straight news story as it is written. Stated as fact although it is simply the opinion of the reporter, Anthony Mason. But, you’re right, in addition to that it is based on a false premise.