Fact-check · Sep 2, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We inherited the worst economy one of them in history outside of 1929”
FALSE
What the record shows
January 2017: unemployment 4.7%, GDP growth 1.9%, eighth year of post-recession expansion. Great Depression (1929-33): unemployment peaked 24.9%, GDP fell 30%, industrial production fell 47%.
Sources
From: President Trump Participates in a Rose Garden Dinner
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