News President’s Day scrape: Trump, Obama spar over who gets credit for robust U.S. economy February 17, 2020David Jackson and John Fritze, USA TODAYComments Off on President’s Day scrape: Trump, Obama spar over who gets credit for robust U.S. economy Mocking an earlier tweet from Barack Obama as a "con job," Donald Trump blasted his predecessor for "now trying to take credit for the economic boom."