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'Worst president': Trump creating a Twilight Zone where 'everyone loses’
What happened
AlterNet reports that conservative commentator Jonathan V. Last argued Donald Trump may be the “worst president” because his administration’s economic and foreign-policy choices are producing losses for both homeowners and prospective buyers. Last cited a 4 percent drop in pending home sales from August to September—the lowest level since 2014 outside the pandemic—and said average 30-year mortgage rates had risen from 6.6 percent in late August to roughly 7.4 percent.
Last attributed the squeeze to Federal Reserve rate hikes, higher energy costs tied to war with Iran, and…
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