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Axios: Where Trump stands on economic promises

Berry Craig
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By DAN PRIMACK and COURTENAY BROWN

President Trump made lots of specific economic promises to voters during his 2016 campaign, but only fulfilled some of them before the pandemic plunged America into recession.

Why it matters: Trump's economic record and promises for future prosperity will be front and center during this week's Republican National Convention.

Growth:

Trump vowed to "double our growth and have the strongest economy anywhere in the world" in his election night victory speech.

Grow the economy by 4% per year

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