Now that he has claimed full credit for the economy after it grew 3 percent in the second quarter, Donald Trump and his allies will no longer be able to blame Joe Biden when things go south.
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While Republicans were celebrating the better-than-expected growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) on Wednesday, the bigger story is that Donald Trump and the GOP now fully own the economy.
Previously, whenever something bad happened, like the negative growth in the first quarter, they quickly pointed fingers at the Biden administration.
Now, however, that will no longer be possible, not just because Trump’s tariffs are taking effect or because he signed the “Big, Beautiful Bill” this month that is supposed to usher in a new “golden age,” but also…