1. Did Donald Trump inherit 'a mess' from Barack Obama ...

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    Feb 17, 2017 · Trump can make a stronger case that he inherited a foreign policy "mess" than an economic one, though most foreign policy specialists said the situation is more nuanced than he makes it out to be. We found broad agreement that certain areas of the world are more unstable today than when Obama took office.
  2. Trump complains that he ‘inherited a mess’ in rant against ...

    https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-inherited-mess-press...
    Feb 16, 2017 · An exasperated President Donald Trump on Thursday gathered the media in the White House's East Room for a dressing down in which he claimed that he "inherited a mess" and that the "dishonest media" is not giving his presidency the credit it deserves.
  3. ‘I Inherited a Mess,’ Trump Says, Defending His ...

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/us/politics/trump-news...
    Oct 28, 2017 · In a raw news conference on Thursday, President Trump dismissed reports about contacts between his advisers and Russia and said his administration was not chaotic.
  4. Trump says ‘I inherited a mess,’ blasts media and ...

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/16...
    Feb 17, 2017 · “To be honest, I inherited a mess,” Trump said, in a news conference that lasted more than an hour and was at times rambling, combative and …
  5. Trump: 'I Inherited a Mess' | Breitbart

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    Feb 16, 2017 · During his Thursday press conference naming Alexander Acosta his nominee to be Secretary of Labor, President Donald Trump discussed the state of the country when he entered office, saying he "inherited a mess."
  6. An amazing moment in history: Donald Trump's press ...

    https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/donald-trump-press...
    Feb 16, 2017 · President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary denunciation Thursday of his critics, complaining he inherited a "mess" and slamming stories that his campaign was constantly in contact with Russia as "fake news."
  7. Fact check: Trump's messy case that he inherited a mess ...

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    Feb 16, 2017 · President Donald Trump on Thursday made a messy case that he "inherited a mess" from his predecessor. Economic stats and territorial losses of Islamic State insurgents don't support …
  8. Trump is lucky he inherited a good hand - MarketWatch

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    Jan 17, 2018 · Donald Trump says he inherited a mess, but he actually came into office holding a pretty good hand on the economy. So far, his most consequential move was to stop new regulations, writes Paul Brandus.
  9. Fact check: Trump said he ‘inherited a mess.’ Did he ...

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2017/02/16/fact-check...
    Feb 16, 2017 · WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday made a messy case that he ‘‘inherited a mess’’ from his predecessor. Economic stats and territorial losses of Islamic State insurgents don’t support his assertions about the problems handed to him on those fronts.
  10. AP FACT CHECK: Trump's messy case that he inherited a mess

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/ap-fact-check-trumps-messy-case...
    Feb 17, 2017 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday made a messy case that he "inherited a mess" from his predecessor. Economic stats and territorial losses of Islamic State insurgents don't support his assertions about the problems handed to him on those fronts.