Growth Numbers Have Kudlow Looking More Like a Prophet Than a Pinocchio

When one of President Donald Trump's top economic advisers, Lawrence Kudlow, said in June that the federal budget deficit "is coming down," the Democrats and the press — apologies for the redundancy — accused him of lying. The Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, issued a press release about what she called "Kudlow's outrageous claim."

When one of President Donald Trump's top economic advisers, Lawrence Kudlow, said in June that the federal budget deficit "is coming down," the Democrats and the press — apologies for the redundancy — accused him of lying. The Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, issued a press release about what she called "Kudlow's outrageous claim."…