NEW YORK: The economy has gone from President Donald Trump’s greatest political asset to perhaps his biggest weakness.

Unemployment is spiking at an unprecedented rate. Consumer spending is vanishing. And gross domestic product (GDP) is collapsing. History shows that dreadful economic trends like these spell doom for sitting presidents seeking reelection.

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