Article 41JKD Trump, the Fed, and a Trillion Dollar Game of Hot Potato

Trump, the Fed, and a Trillion Dollar Game of Hot Potato

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When President Trump publicly decries the Fed as an adversary, the "End the Fed" crowd might be quick to cheer. But, Trump's barbs are hardly the strike at the root that is required.

With his swiftness to claim the most recent financial bubble as proof positive of his economic brilliance, the president has entered into a trillion dollar game of "Hot Potato," and if he's the one holding it when the bubble bursts, it could spell disaster for his party and administration.

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