Economist says Trump sabotaged himself by ditching Biden policies and denying economic woe
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman said Donald Trump could have avoided today’s economic backlash if he’d simply kept Biden’s policies with a few “cosmetic changes.” Instead, Krugman argued, Trump’s sweeping tariffs and denial of economic problems have backfired, leaving him unable to blame Democrats without admitting his own failures — and turning his so-called upcoming “affordability tour” into a political disaster.

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Economist says Trump sabotaged himself by ditching Biden policies and denying economic woe