Trump Says Fed Prevented 4% Growth. That Isn’t True.

On Wednesday, Mr. Trump renewed that criticism from the sidelines of an elite gathering in Davos, Switzerland. “No. 1, the Fed was not good,” Mr. Trump told CNBC when asked why economic growth was closer to 2 percent last year. Mr. Trump also pointed to the grounding of Boeing’ s 737 Max plane and severe storms as factors that held back the economy, but added that“ with all of…