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President Donald #Trump likes to tout a strong #economy - central to the image he wants to project as a successful businessman now bringing that same acumen to politics. But at the same time, the #FederalReserve is sending signals that U.S. economic growth is slowing - and could slow significantly more leading up to the #2020presidentialelection, ominous signs for the president’s re-election prospects, which could swing on the electorate’s impression of a mixed, mushy economy.

#JeromePowell said the Fed has lowered its #GDP forecast for 2019 to 2.1% growth, a point below 3.1% GDP realized between the Q4s of 2017 and 2018. While Trump’s grasp of economic reality is often challenged, fact-checked and spun by his political adversaries as exaggerated, the president nevertheless continues boasting about the economy, which enjoys full employment, high consumer confidence and low inflation. One area of the economy that the #Fed and Trump can agree on is anxiety that the slowing #globaleconomy could have a negative impact on the #USeconomy, and in turn - his candidacy for another 4 years in office.


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Could a slowing economy be a drag on President Trump's re-election prospects?
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/slowing-economy-drag-president-trumps-election-prospects/story?id=61837782
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The #UnitedStates is now headed by someone pathologically incapable of admitting defeat. This doesn’t bode well for the #2020presidentialelection. Among the most chilling words uttered this week by #MichaelCohen, Donald #Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, were 'given my experience working for Mr Trump I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power, and this is why I agreed to appear before you today'.

Even after the election, Trump refused to accept that he had lost the popular vote. Still claiming election fraud, he established a presidential commission to find it. For Trump, losing is the deepest form of humiliation, and humiliation is intolerable. Imagine it’s November 2020 and Trump has lost the election. He charges voter fraud, claiming that the 'deep state' organized tens of millions of illegal immigrants to vote against him, and says he has an obligation not to step down.


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If Trump loses, we know what to expect: anger, fear and disruption
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/03/donald-trump-2020-defeat-michael-cohen
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The House Judiciary Committee will request documents on Monday (Mar 4) from President Donald #Trump's oldest son, his business and more than 60 individuals in his administration. Rep. #JerryNadler said the requests for documents are to 'begin investigations, to present the case to the American people about obstruction of justice, about corruption and abuse of power.' The New York Democrat said the full list of individuals and entities would be released Monday, but he mentioned Donald #TrumpJr. and #TrumpOrganization CFO Allen Weisselberg.

Since taking power in the wake of November's #midtermelections, #HouseDemocrats have vowed to investigate Trump's presidency and business as they await the special counsel #RobertMueller investigation's findings. As special counsel Robert Mueller wraps up his Russia probe, federal investigators have focused on conflicting public statements by President Trump and his team that could be seen as an effort to influence witnesses and obstruct justice


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House Judiciary to request documents from Trump Jr., dozens in administration
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/03/politics/house-judiciary-trump-investigation-obstruction-of-justice/index.html
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Stocks ended the day in positive territory Thursday (Mar 21) as investors shrugged off the #FederalReserve's warning of slowing economic growth and President Donald Trump's comments on China tariffs. The #DJIA was up 217 points, or 0.84%, to 25,963, the S&P 500 rose 1.09% and the #Nasdaq gained 1.42%.

The #Fed kept its key policy target unchanged at 2.25% to 2.5% on Wednesday. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he would remain 'patient,' monitoring incoming data and developments in the #globaleconomy, and would be unlikely to move on interest rates until early next year. While a dovish Fed would normally boost stocks around the world, investors remained cautious over slowing global growth, the U.S.-China trade talks, and the Brexit situation in Europe.


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#Dow Ends Solidly Higher as Investors Shrug Off Fed Warning of Slowing Growth
https://www.thestreet.com/markets/stocks-rise-as-federal-reserve-cites-slowing-growth-14903127
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