Trump has enlisted his senior economic advisers to flesh out one of his early 2020 presidential campaign themes: socialism is coming
, released earlier this week, features an entire chapter on the subject, which includes a recounting of the economic fallout from socialist experiments in China, the Soviet Union and Cuba.
“Production declines substantially when socialist regimes take over — sometimes by more than 50 percent,” the slide read. “In contrast, capitalism spurs growth.”The 2020 Election. The New Congress. The Mueller Investigation. Be in the Know.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
It also marks a compromise between Trump advisers who have long wanted him to spend more time touting positive economic news and Trump’s fear-based rhetoric about his rivals. During last fall’s midterm election campaign, some Trump advisers wanted him to talk less about immigration and more about job growth, low unemployment numbers or manufacturing.
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