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'Womp Womp': Trump trolled on MS NOW over 'satanic levels' of bad news
Trump’s Economy Isn’t a Punchline. It’s an Injury.The Source MaterialA morning panel on MS NOW mocked Donald Trump after new GDP data showed the U.S. economy growing at only 1.5 percent. Joe Scarborough ridiculed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s earlier growth forecasts, mortgage rates were described as “satanic,” and the segment turned into a laugh track of producer sound effects and studio joking.Who Actually Holds PowerThe relevant institutional power sits with Trump and the officials serving him. Lutnick is not a random pundit making bad guesses from the sidelines; he is the Commerce…
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