He needs simple metrics
by digby
This is an interesting little observation:
The booming economy suddenly looks vulnerable. An unpredictable trade war with China is injecting huge amounts of volatility into an already volatile system. Sharp stock market plunges affect Trump’s psyche, sources close to Trump say. He often asks aides: “What’s the Dow doing today?” A former administration official told Axios that Trump always needs a simple metric to use to brag about his performance. During the 2016 primaries it was the polls. When polls were no longer good for him, he replaced them with the booming stock market. Now that previously trusty measure of success is no longer boast-worthy. Trump still has impressive GDP and employment numbers to call on, but forecasters see trouble ahead.
It’s a perfect illustration of how he thinks. When those numbers are up he takes credit. When they are down they are someone else’s fault.
I’ve got a simple metric for him:
33 indictments or guilty pleas from the Office of Special Counsel. And more to come.
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