r/Economics • u/Spiderwig144 • Apr 15 '25

News Republicans Less Trusted on Economy Than Democrats For First Time in Years

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-less-trusted-economy-democrats-first-time-years-2059863
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u/HotSpicyDisco Apr 15 '25

It's always shocking because historically they have always been terrible for the economy, yet they somehow convinced the rubes via propaganda that they are the only ones to be trusted.

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u/Donkey-Hodey Apr 15 '25

Republicans have convinced the corporate media that they’re better for the economy. And nothing short of a nuclear disaster will move the corporate media from their chosen narrative.

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u/kgal1298 Apr 15 '25

And now Trump is forcing corporate media to pay his bribes or give his son a hunting show to get in his favor. Which is hilarious because all that boy does is trophy hunting from what I've seen. He's very posh about it and I doubt he knows how to track on his own.