Democrats say Trump economy is not working for most Americans
Toward the beginning of Thursday’s Democratic presidential primary debate, the seven candidates went after the current state of the economy, something the President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE has repeatedly lauded during his presidency.
Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE said that despite the growing economy, the middle class was suffering.
“The middle class is getting killed; the middle class is getting crushed,” former Vice President Joe Biden argued. “The working class has no way up, as a consequence of that,” he added.
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Biden also cited a statistic, saying that 40 percent of the farmers in the Midwest couldn’t pay their bills last year.
Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE, Mayor of South Bend, Ind., had similar views regarding the American middle class.
“Where I live, folks aren’t measuring the economy by how the Dow Jones is doing, they’re measuring the economy by how they’re doing,” Buttigieg said.
“There is not one county in the United States of America where someone working full-time, at the minimum wage, can afford a two-bedroom apartment,” he added.
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Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) chimed in with her thoughts about the demographic as well.
“America’s middle class is being hollowed out,” Warren said. “Working families and poor people are being left behind.”
Businessman Andrew YangAndrew YangGeorge Floyd protests show corporations must support racial and economic equality Andrew Yang discusses his universal basic income pilot program Andrew Yang on the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis MORE was critical of the economy in a different way, noting how despite the record levels of GDP and corporate profit, financial insecurity and student loan debt are also at all-time highs.