So here’s the interesting internet factoid of the day:
If you search the phrase “top economist” on Google, the first person who shows up is Donald Trump, who holds a bachelor’s degree in economics. Notably, most economists haven’t been sold on Trump’s policy proposals.
Figures listed after Trump include the father of modern economics Adam Smith, as well as Nobel prize winner Paul Krugman.
(We first spotted this via CNBC’s Steve Kopack’s tweet.)
And if you search the words "top economists," he's number three.
Lots of folks have tweeted some thoughts on this matter, which we've syndicated below here:
Google can't lie pic.twitter.com/JS6r1rgAYZ
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 5, 2016
Cannot stop laughing. pic.twitter.com/nTfRwvWP5s
— Fabrizio Goria (@FGoria) October 5, 2016
loooooooooooooooooooooool https://t.co/HOuPcmLclQ
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) October 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/ReformedBroker/status/783750102821302278
Good company @paulkrugman @LHSummers @PikettyLeMonde @JosephEStiglitz https://t.co/1G5goGFJxt
— Robin Wigglesworth (@RobinWigg) October 5, 2016