> Also, let's be fair, most of the "critical reporting" under Trump was not "The administration forecasts x% economic growth, but experts disagree" variety, it

> Also, let's be fair, most of the "critical reporting" under Trump was not "The administration forecasts x% economic growth, but experts disagree" variety, it was more like "Wait, did the president just tell people to drink bleach, or was it supposed to be a joke, in which case which part was a joke and which wasn't?" variety. Nonsense. Certainly, the outrageous statement you mentioned was critiqued, but relatively mundane ones were too, such as the president's prediction of vaccines before the end of 2020 (correct), the president's desire for low interest rates, the president's desire for tariffs, the president's desire to end wars, etc. Many many articles were written directly critiquing boring parts of Trump's economic policies. Here's a 'fact check' from the New York Times when Trump announced he wanted lower interest rates: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/business/economy/trump-interest-rates.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/business/economy/trump-in... For example, here is Trump's statement: > Because of the faulty thought process we have going for us at the Federal Reserve, we pay much higher interest rates than countries that are no match for us economically. In other words, our interest costs are much higher than other countries, when they should be lower. Correct! There is only one 'fact' mentioned here, which is that our interest rates are higher than other countries. The times admits this is true. It says: > It is true that the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates nine times since 2015, leaving the federal funds rate, its main policy tool, at 2.25 to 2.5 percent. That is, indeed, far higher than rates in advanced economies, including the eurozone and Japan, where some policy rates remain in negative territory. It then goes on to 'fact check' the opinion based parts, and instead of disputing fact, it excuses the feds actions. Can you find me a NYT 'fact check' for the Biden's administrations claims the inflation is transitory? Of course not, because for a democratic president, the NYT extends the privilege of not fact checking one's opinions