Economics

Trump Puts Economic Growth at Center of His 2020 Campaign

  • President has built his case for re-election around economy
  • Repeats criticism of Fed for not cutting rates more quickly

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an Economic Club of New York event in New York, on Nov. 12.

Photographer: Demetrius Freeman/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump laid out the central pillar of his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday, telling the Economic Club of New York that his policies have generated a boom in growth and jobs.

“We have delivered on our promises and exceeded our expectations by a very wide margin,” Trump told guests at the New York Hilton.