President Donald Trump came into office with massive plans to overhaul the way the US government operates and consolidate power in himself.

And he’s been largely successful in implementing that vision, thanks to a cowed Congress, timid institutions and a languid judiciary.

But there are growing signs that his entire agenda could be undercut and his party could face massive political consequences because of his hubris on the single most important issue to Americans: the economy.

A new Bureau of Labor Statistics report Friday confirms some the worst fears about a worsening jobs market. A brief recap:

Preliminary numbers show just 22,000 jobs added in August, a very low number for an economy that generally needs to create about 100,000 jobs every month to keep up with population grow

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