I was curious to know if any US President in the past said that they were tanking the US Economy on purpose. I read about President Hoover and his bad economic policies but I do not recall a quote from him making a statement that he wanted to hurt the US Economy on purpose. Every single Republican president (with the exception of Trumps 2016 term) left office with higher unemployment but some of those economies were still good. Thought?
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