Priming the pump?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> (<span word="FACT">FACT</span> <span word="CHECK">CHECK</span>: <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="invent">invent</span> ‘<span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>’, <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 11, 2017):</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coining">coining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>,” <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="popularized">popularized</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 80 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="good">good</span>,” <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="told">told</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span>” <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="interviewers">interviewers</span> <span word="refrained">refrained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="correcting">correcting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="ridicule">ridicule</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>”.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="contradicting">contradicting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="correcting">correcting</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>.</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="British">British</span> (<span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>), <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="deign">deign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contradict">contradict</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Fact">Fact</span> <span word="Check">Check</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="well">well</span>-<span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>”.</p>
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