Shock as US GDP Plummets Under Trump: What's Gone Wrong and Can He Turn it Around?

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The figures are alarming: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States dropped by 0.3 percent in the first three months of the year. An initial estimate from the Department of Commerce in Washington confirms the decline. But why is this happening? Even more bitter for Donald Trump (78): experts actually expected growth. In contrast, the last quarter under his predecessor Joe Biden (82) recorded an economic growth of 2.4 percent. How could the tide turn so quickly?

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