'It's your fault!' MSNBC experts crack up as they listen to Trump passing blame
President Donald Trump spoke for an hour with NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker and claimed that things going wrong in America are the fault of former President Joe Biden — and things that go well are because of him.
The comment prompted an MSNBC economics panel to laugh Monday.
“When does it become the Trump economy?” Welker asked Trump in the extensive interview that aired Sunday.
“It partially is right now,” Trump replied. “I think the good parts are the Trump economy, and the bad parts are the Biden economy.”
Trump alleged the interview was "dishonest."
Speaking Monday, MSNBC host Ana Cabrera asked for a reaction from Jared Bernstein, former chairman of the Board of Economic Advisers.
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Well, my reaction is that if this interview goes well, it's because of me. And if it goes badly, it's because of the other panelists," Bernstein said, as the other panelists and the host cracked up laughing. "It's as simple as that."
Cabrera quipped, "That's what I tell my producers. It's your fault if I mess up."
"I can't imagine anyone hearing that thinking it's anything other than ridiculous," agreed Bernstein.
NBC News senior business correspondent Christine Romans warned that the big banks anticipate a coming recession due to Trump's trade war.
"Well, I mean, there's a big concern about his tariffs and whether they slow growth, and maybe lead to higher inflation, and the major banks are really struggling with whether this could be something that, instead of just being slower growth and higher inflation, actually is something really terrible: A recession," she said.
"JP Morgan puts it at a 60% chance [of] a recession. Goldman Sachs and Citi about a 40% to 45% chance. But Bank of America says you could avoid one. What does that mean? It means no one knows for sure."
However, the bad news is the U.S. isn't "debating how blockbuster the economy is. We're debating how bad the pain will be," she added.
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