When we talk about the economy, Donald Trump likes to paint himself as some sort of financial savior — the guy who knows how to make America rich again. But if you take a closer look, a different story emerges. And it’s not just political opponents saying this, it’s the people who actually run America’s biggest companies.

According to a recent survey from the Yale School of Management, shared with Axios, "in private, the leaders of some of the country's best-known companies say that a number of White House policies have been bad for their businesses — and possibly illegal."

Think about that. CEOs, the ones who usually play nice with Republicans, are whispering about how these policies are hurting them. And yet the Axios article says, "in public, business leaders are keeping relatively quiet, fearing retribution from President Trump." Translation: the so-called “pro-business president” has corporate America too scared to say what they........

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