On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, I discussed Trump’s repeated falsehoods about illegal border crossings, which in truth remain near historic lows. Additionally, this segment of the population is far less likely to be incarcerated than native-born Americans. Click here to see charts. No alarming acceleration at the border, chart shows President Trump claims there is […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner detailed Trump’s misleading claims about US trade with Canada – from the trade balance figures to the tariffs charged to the very real cost it’s inflicting on US companies and consumers. Click here to see the charts. Rattner’s charts: US runs trade surplus with Canada While the president […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed the lesson of past tariff experiences and likely impact of Trump’s import duties on the US economy. Click here to see the charts. Rattner’s charts: The impact of steel and aluminum tariffs ‘With the imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from some of our closest […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed Trump’s flip-flops on trade policy which has strained relationships with key allies and threatens to yield more tit-for-tit retaliation from key allies. Click here for the charts. Rattner’s charts: Trump’s history of trade flip-flopping Trump has flip-flopped his way through many policy decisions, and high on that list of […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed that contrary to Trump’s pronouncements that the economy is booming, several key metrics lag the performance of his predecessor. Click here for the charts. Rattner’s charts: The numbers of Trump’s economy President Trump says the economy is far better under him than it was under President Obama; […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed that unnecessary fiscal stimulus measures amidst a near full-employment economy warrants concern – rising interest rates are a natural response. Click here to see the charts. Congressional action has helped boost deficit: charts Interest rates have been rising amidst growing concerns about the effect of rising […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed that while Republicans maintain several mid-term election advantages, Trump’s historically low approval rating together with historically high G.O.P. retirements has opened the door for Democrats to reclaim the House. Click here for the charts. Trump’s approval may be bad for GOP in midterms Steve Rattner explains how […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed that while China has been a terrible trading partner, Trump’s approach to fixing the problem has been disruptive and unnecessarily confusing. Click here for the charts. Trade gap with China grows rapidly, charts show China has been a ‘terrible trading partner’ with the U.S., according to new […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed that despite Trump’s obsession with building a wall, illegal border crossings have been on a decades long decline with more non-Mexicans than Mexicans entering the States. Click here to see the charts. Trump calls for tougher border, but crossings are down President Trump announced Tuesday he’s calling […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed how waning popularity for the G.O.P. tax cuts made its way into the Pennsylvania-18 elections. As expected, evidence continues to pile on how companies are spending their tax savings, and it isn’t earmarked for average Americans. Click here to view the charts. Republicans abandon ship on promoting […]