As President Trump spent the week marking the 100th day of his new term, he regularly invoked his predecessor, blaming former President Biden for a wide range of economic issues and mocked him during a blitz of public appearances.

Trump declared it was “Biden’s Stock Market” to account for the turbulence during his first three months in office and the gross domestic product (GDP) decline in the first quarter. During a speech in Michigan, an interview with ABC News and remarks at the White House, he lobbed reminders of the Biden era even as he touted his own accomplishments.

Critics of Trump's blame-Biden approach say the attacks on his old foe are losing effectiveness as the rest of the country moves on from the 2024 election and the previous administration.

“Anything bad is always someone else’s fault,” a former Trump campaign official said. “Biden can’t defend himself—always pick on the weaker kid.”

Trump's frequent Biden barbs come as the president faces rising backlash from voters, business leaders and even Republican lawmakers over his economic agenda.

The president spent the week fending off questions about the growing number of red flags in economic data, approval polls and financial markets as his escalating trade battles.

Trump’s first 100 days in office were the worst for the stock market at the beginning of a presidential term since former President Nixon’s second term in the 1970s, CNBC reported.

The pressure on Trump escalated Wednesday after the release of a disappointing economic growth report, which showed a surge of imports driven by new tariffs throwing gross........

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