Trumponomics

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The managerial precepts popularized by Donald Trump in the mid-2000s (decade) in his books and reality TV shows.

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nounTrumponomics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe managerial precepts popularized by Donald Trump in the mid-2000s (decade) in his books and reality TV shows.
  2. uncountableThe economic ideas and policies of U.S. businessman and president Donald Trump.

    2005, November 14, Mary Umberger, "Trumponomics 101", Houston Chronicle

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    Sure, the guy is by far the biggest employer and financial force in Atlantic City and southern New Jersey and Trumponomics is a major concern to the city and the region.

    1990 April 9, Martin DeAngelis, “Don't Worry About Donald Trump's Money; Worry About Your Own”, in The Press of Atlantic City

    While Trump has not provided specifics much beyond the 'Make America Great Again' slogan featured on his often-present baseball cap, strands of Trumponomics have trickled out amid the stream of braggadocio and ad-hominem attacks on his critics.

    2015 August 17, “Donald Trump's Economic Muddle”, in Qatar Tribune

    The trouble is, the choice is a dismal one. If you think Corbynomics is wacky, take a look at Trumponomics.

    2015, December 15, Matthew Lynn, "Whoever wins the US presidency, the economy is going to be the loser", The Daily Telegraph

    ONE of The Donald's trump cards, if you will forgive the pun, is the economy - what he calls Trumponomics. In the finest traditions of the Republican Party he would take an axe to tax.

    2016, March 4, Chris Roycroft-Davis, "His economic plan could be a trump card for Donald", The Express (London)

    Yes, I know there`s a Moody`s study claiming that Trumponomics would be a yuuge job destroyer, but I really don`t know where they got that result; the best guess seems to be that they`re assuming that former spending on imports just goes away, which is not a good assumption.

    2016 April 9, awouk [username], “Paul Krugman Blog: Why Cruz Is Worse Than Trump”, in soc.retirement (Usenet)

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