'It's Always Someone Else's Fault': Chuck Schumer Pans Trump For Blaming Biden After US Economy Shrinks

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During remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about President Trump blaming President Biden after the economy shrank 0.3% during the first 100 days of his administration.

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00:00As unanimous consent, the quorum be dispensed with.

00:06Well, Mr. President, Donald Trump's first hundred days in office boiled down to one word, failure.

00:13Yesterday, we learned that the U.S. economy shrank, actually shrank in the first quarter of 2025.

00:19It's his first quarter in office, and the economy shrinks.

00:23It was the worst single quarter the economy has seen since the time of the pandemic.

00:31And what does Donald Trump have to say about this?

00:33Does he admit his mistakes?

00:36Does he take responsibility like any leader should do?

00:41Of course not.

00:43Donald Trump has said it's Joe Biden's fault the economy is shrinking today.

00:48He said it will be Joe Biden's fault if the GDP are bad again in the next quarter.

00:54In Donald Trump's alternate universe, when things go wrong, it's always someone else's fault.

01:03It's just appalling.

01:06It's no surprise that Donald Trump's polls are slipping.

01:13He starts a trade war with no plan at all, then tells families they'll just have to settle for higher prices.

01:20He tells parents they'll have to accept fewer and more expensive gifts for their kids for Christmas.

01:26Leave it to Donald Trump to act like a Grinch in the middle of spring.

01:32Fewer choices, higher prices.

01:35That's the Trump economy in a nutshell.

01:37We'll see you in the next video.

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