Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman said Donald Trump could have avoided today’s economic backlash if he’d simply kept Biden’s policies with a few “cosmetic changes.” Instead, Krugman argued, Trump’s sweeping tariffs and denial of economic problems have backfired, leaving him unable to blame Democrats without admitting his own failures — and turning his so-called upcoming “affordability tour” into a political disaster.

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Economist says Trump sabotaged himself by ditching Biden policies and denying economic woe