Trump’s tax cuts enriched the wealthy, created marginal gains for U.S. workers, and added a ton of money to the national debt even before the COVID-19 stimulus. And his tariffs have hurt.

• Trump’s stewardship is far worse than you might think
  • The Trump economy vs. the Obama economy – in 15 charts – The Washington Post
  • So much for the Trump economy – Michael Greiner – Medium
  • Trump has broken more promises than he’s kept – The Washington Post
  • Trump’s misleading State of the Union claims about reviving the economy, in four graphs.
  • Opinion | America Will Struggle After Coronavirus. These Charts Show Why. – The New York Times 
  • Opinion | Jobs Aren’t Being Destroyed This Fast Elsewhere. Why Is That? – The New York Times
  • Opinion | Crashing Economy, Rising Stocks: What’s Going On? – The New York Times
  • U.S. Economy Grew at 2.1% Rate in Fourth Quarter – The New York Times
  • U.S. manufacturing dives to 10-year low as trade tensions weigh – Reuters
• Deficits
  • U.S. budget deficit hits all-time high of $3 trillion – CBS News
  • Under Trump’s Watch, America’s National Debt Has Increased by $6.6 Trillion
  • Under Trump, the U.S. debt grew by the size of the Brazilian economy in just two years – Los Angeles Times
  • US trade deficit soars to 12-year high | TheHill
• False promises
  • Trump Tax Cuts Have Failed To Deliver On GOP’s Promises : NPR
  • Trump 2020 Rust Belt Pitch Threatened by Manufacturing Recession
  • Trump’s Push to Bring Back Jobs to U.S. Shows Limited Results – The New York Times
  • Trump’s Treasury secretary just admitted the tariff rationale is hogwash – The Washington Post
  • Fed study: Trump tariffs backfired, led to job losses and higher prices.
  • Donald Trump is no hero of the working class. And the GM strikers know it | Robert Reich | Opinion | The Guardian
  • Opinion | Trump must think autoworkers are stupid – The Washington Post
• Inequality
  • CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978: Typical worker compensation has risen only 12% during that time | Economic Policy Institute
  • What did corporate America do with that tax break? Buy record amounts of its own stock
  • For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class – The Washington Post
  • On Labor Day, remember this: Trump’s America works only for the rich | Donald Trump | The Guardian
  • Poverty Grew in One-Third of Counties Despite Strong National Economy | The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Millions of Americans scrape by after benefits expire: ‘I lost everything’ | US economy | The Guardian
  • Trade wars, climate change plunge the family farm into crisis
  • ‘I am beside myself’: millions in the US face evictions amid looming crisis | World news | The Guardian