‘That’s an F’: Jake Tapper Drops Crushing Numbers on Trump, Who Gave the Economy an ‘A-Plus’

Michael Luciano Dec 9th, 2025, 6:53 pm

CNN’s Jake Tapper gave President Donald Trump’s grade for the economy a reality check after the president gave it an “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.”

On Tuesday, Politico released its latest interview with Trump, in which Dasha Burns said to the president, “I wonder what grade you would give your economy.”

“A-plus,” he replied.

“A-plus?” Burns reacted.

“Yeah, A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus,” Trump said, revising the grade upward. He then insisted that he “inherited a total mess” and claimed that “prices are coming down substantially.”

Tapper aired the president’s remarks on and responded by pointing to Trump’s brutal approval numbers when it comes t

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