WSJ warns Trump blaming Biden for slow economic growth 'won’t work much longer'
WASHINGTON, DC: The Wall Street Journal warned President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 9, that blaming former President Joe Biden "for bad economic news won’t work as an excuse for much longer."
The outlet noted that Trump’s tariffs, described as "border taxes," along with his anti-immigration crackdown and mass deportations, were doing more harm than good for economic growth.
Wall Street Journal mentions 'Trump blames Joe Biden'
The outlet acknowledged "it's no surprise" that Trump blamed Joe Biden for slow growth. However, it added that Trump would "be wiser to see it as a warning about the current fragile labor market."
The Wall Street Journal also said, "The Fed is likely to cut rates by 25 or perhaps even 50 points next week. But the president could do far more to help businesses, workers, and consumers by dropping his anti-growth policies."
"He may have inherited a weak economy, but he’s in charge now," it concluded. In April 2025, Trump blamed Biden after data showed US gross domestic product contracting in the first quarter of 2025 and suggested he would blame Biden again for the second quarter’s results.
Trump said, "This is Biden," after the Commerce Department reported GDP declined in the first three months of 2025. During a Cabinet meeting, he added, "And you could even say the next quarter is sort of Biden because it doesn’t just happen on a daily or an hourly basis."
"The stock market in this case is, it says how bad the situation we inherited. This is a quarter that we looked at today, and I, we took, all of us, together, we came in on January 20th," Trump added.
Supreme Court to decide on legality of Trump’s global tariffs
The US Supreme Court agreed to decide the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, setting up a major test of his executive authority.
The judges took up the Justice Department’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that Trump overstepped his authority in imposing most tariffs under a federal law meant for emergencies.
The court acted swiftly after the administration requested review. The case involves trillions of dollars in customs duties over the coming decade. Oral arguments are scheduled for the first week of November.
The justices will also hear a separate challenge to Trump’s tariffs from family-owned toy company Learning Resources.
