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‘God save us all’: The internet is bewildered by Trump’s claim that he coined the phrase ‘priming the pump’
President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he coined the expression “prime the pump,” a commonly used expression in economics with origins in the 19th century.
“Have you heard that expression used before? Because I haven’t heard it,” Trump told The Economist. “I mean, I just — I came up with it a couple of days ago and I thought it was good. It’s what you have to do.”
The Twitter account for the Merriam-Webster dictionary quickly corrected the president.
'Pump priming' has been used to refer to government investment expenditures since at least 1933. https://t.co/VfkGwwzZRC
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) May 11, 2017
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/god...m-that-he-coined-the-phrase-priming-the-pump/
President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he coined the expression “prime the pump,” a commonly used expression in economics with origins in the 19th century.
“Have you heard that expression used before? Because I haven’t heard it,” Trump told The Economist. “I mean, I just — I came up with it a couple of days ago and I thought it was good. It’s what you have to do.”
The Twitter account for the Merriam-Webster dictionary quickly corrected the president.
'Pump priming' has been used to refer to government investment expenditures since at least 1933. https://t.co/VfkGwwzZRC
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) May 11, 2017
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/god...m-that-he-coined-the-phrase-priming-the-pump/
