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For what? The 4.1 GDP?

To begin with, let’s recall that on the campaign trail, Trump promised growth of 3.5% a year, and sometimes even 4%. That’s sustained, annual growth, not annualized growth for a single quarter. He still hasn’t delivered on that promise. Looking back over the last 12 months, real GDP has grown by 2.85% in a year.

As we reported in May 2017, economists agree that a sustained growth rate of 3.5% or higher would be a significant achievement. They also agree that it will be extremely difficult to achieve, given obstacles that include a workforce nearing full employment and a slowdown in productivity.

In any case, a 4.1% annualized growth rate isn’t only not “amazing,” it’s not even particularly remarkable. The Obama administration reached it in four quarters, including one with an annualized rate of 5.1%. Despite that record, the economy never grew at an annual rate of 3% during those eight years. Trump’s second-quarter GDP growth would rank only fifth among Obama’s quarters.

What about the prospects for the future, of which Trump spoke so effusively? Economists aren’t so sanguine. The second-quarter growth rate, several have pointed out, is based on not a few one-off phenomena. If they revert to the mean, the third-quarter growth rate will come in much lower, possibly below 3%, annualized.

If you borrow enough money from your grandchildren and throw it at the economy, it will grow faster, for a while.

The group think is strong here.

Four in 10 Republicans in New Hampshire want a candidate to challenge President Trump in the 2020 primary, according to a new poll.

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How can anyone be so out of touch? Mueller isn't investigating the quarterly economic numbers.

— Ann Coulter did:

@hightor: How can anyone be so out of touch? Mueller isn't investigating the quarterly economic numbers.

cj: Mueller is investigating Russian collusion.

illegally invading, terrorizing, ... other countries

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The headline says it all.