Trump’s inheritance by the numbers

Published January 20, 2017 5:53am ET



Although he won’t inherit an economy in crisis, as did his predecessor, President-elect Donald Trump will confront a broad range of challenges when he takes the oath of office on Friday.

From problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Obama administration’s stonewalling of open records requests, Trump has a number of hurdles to clear in his effort to fulfill his campaign promises.

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