Murdoch Paper Hits Trump With a Scathing Reality Check

Evan Vucci / REUTERS The Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal has warned Donald Trump that his disastrous policies are hindering the country’s economic growth. The newspaper’s editorial board said that, despite the 80-year-old president’s insistence, the U.S. economy is merely “tepid” rather than booming. The sluggish pace was evident on Thursday, when figures from the Commerce Department showed the U.S. economy grew by 1.5 percent from April to June, below forecasts of around 2…