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U.S Economy in Trump era

Partisan politics in Washington under President Donald Trump are the biggest threat to the U.S. economy, a new survey shows. The Bankrate.com  survey  of over 1,000 people released Wednesday shows that 36 percent of Americans believe the divisive political environment could spur economic decline over the next six months. That’s more than the next two perceived sources of fiscal collapse—North Korea’s nuclear program (24 percent) and high interest rates (10 percent)—combined. “Democrats, college graduates and middle-income households have the strongest distaste for what’s happening in the nation’s capital,” Ted Rossman, public relations director at Bankrate, said in a statement emailed to  Newsweek . “Three groups are more likely to fear North Korea than domestic politics: Republicans, Hispanics and Southerners.” Another  NBC News/GenForward  survey  published Wednesday reaffirmed the distaste over Washington among several ...