The Trump Administration SOP

Menzie Chinn
By Menzie Chinn of Econbrowser.com
Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin •

I look forward to seeing yet more “alternative facts” regarding the trade balance, the budget balance, the incidence of taxes, whether a commitment to health insurance for all, and how China was declared a currency manipulator on “day one”.

Expect prolific and extensive citation of “alternative facts” going forward:

Source: Google Trends accessed 8:17 CST 1/22/2017.

Merriam-Webster has some thoughts on this particular “construct”.

I look forward to seeing yet more “alternative facts” regarding the trade balance, the budget balance, the incidence of taxes, whether a commitment to health insurance for all, and how China was declared a currency manipulator on “day one”.

* Full disclosure: I am a former coauthor with Peter Navarro [link].

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