Trump economic adviser blames ‘lingering problems’ from Biden for GDP report

Published April 30, 2025 3:13pm ET



White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Stephen Miran blamed a poor first-quarter GDP report on January being “a very weak month” under former President Joe Biden.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis published its report Wednesday, finding that the GDP decreased by 0.3% from January to April. Imports negatively affected GDP by 5%.

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