The economy
“The U.S. economy is growing almost twice as fast today as when I took office, and we are considered far and away the hottest economy anywhere in the world.”
This is false.
The American economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Growth in Latvia and Poland was almost twice as fast. Same for China and India. Even the troubled Greek economy posted stronger growth. And a wide range of economic analysts estimate that the growth of the American economy slowed in the fourth quarter, and slowed even further in the first month of 2019.
Latvia?! Poland?! No NY Slimes, the economy of the USA is a monster compared to theirs! THAT makes it hot or hottest. China and India have also done well, but that comes down to US doing well to contribute to their numbers as we buy their crap. BTW, spending is also part of the economy.
“We recently imposed tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods — and now our Treasury is receiving billions and billions of dollars.”
This is true.
Since Mr. Trump imposed tariffs on certain imports from China — and imported steel and aluminum from around the world — federal tariff revenues have increased. Revenues from customs duties, which include tariffs, rose by $13 billion in the third quarter of 2018 compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department reported. Technically, that money is paid by Americans who bring the goods across the border, and it is often passed on to American consumers in the form of higher prices.
Of course, 19 Slimes propagandists leave out how American steel benefits, domestic production increases, and American workers get hired.
Yes the NYS was quick to slap false on what was clearly a subjective description of the economy.