Trump flags weak economic growth and blames shutdown before official data release
President Trump blamed a federal shutdown for weak economic growth after flagging low GDP figures early. He also called for immediate interest rate reductions.
President Donald Trump posted on social media more than half an hour before the government release of fourth-quarter US 
US gross domestic product data on Friday, calling the economic reading disappointing. In his public comments, Trump attributed roughly 1.15 percentage points of the 1.4% annualized growth rate to a 43-day federal government shutdown that impacted various operations across the country.
US gross domestic product data on Friday, calling the economic reading disappointing. In his public comments, Trump attributed roughly 1.15 percentage points of the 1.4% annualized growth rate to a 43-day federal government shutdown that impacted various operations across the country.
