Trump blasts Biden on the economy before heading into Manhattan courtroom

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Former President Trump blamed President Biden for a disappointing GDP growth report from the U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday.

The Commerce Department says the GDP grew by just 1.6% on an annualized basis in the three-month period from January through March. That is lower than the 2.4% increase forecast by LSEG economists and marks a sharp slowdown from the 4.9% pace seen during the fourth quarter.

Trump blasted Biden over the report, saying his presidency has been a disaster for the American economy.

"As you probably have heard, some very big things have happened. But the biggest seems to be that the GDP just announced to all the way down to 1.6% and it's heading south. It's going to get worse. Gas prices in California were just also announced at $7.60. Gasoline is going way up. Energy costs are going way up and the stock market is, in a sense crashing. And the numbers are very bad. This is Bidenomics. It's catching up with them," Trump said.

"We have a president who is the worst president in the history of our country," he added.

Thursday's proceedings in Trump's trial will focus on continued testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.