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Trump is taking credit for Obama’s good economy

When President Trump makes a crude remark it’s always OK; “Just look at our economy.”

Let’s do that. Remember 2006-08; we had President George W. Bush, who was a little inept as president but he has morals and is a good man. The U.S. was in the worst recession in almost 80 years. Nice, polite, smart President Obama took over the Republican mess; it was time for all politicians to try and save our country. But Sen. Mitch McConnell had his members pledge not to help Obama and make him a one-term president; that’s close to a crime.

Every year in office, Obama improved the economy without GOP help. By the time he left office it was going great. Trump was taking credit for it in the first two or three months on the job and the gullible believe him.

Damon D. Davis

Everett

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