Economist torches Trump's trillion-dollar boast with White House's own receipts

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An economist checked President Donald Trump's favorite economic brag against a source the White House can't easily wave away, and the math collapsed. On Saturday's episode of "Platypus Economics," economist Justin Wolfers took on Trump's claim that he has brought $21 trillion in new investment…

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Economist torches Trump's trillion-dollar boast with White House's own receipts

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