Of all the members of the Council of Economic Advisers who are still alive — economists dating back to Richard Nixon — not a single one endorses Donald Trump.
Those economists who served under Democratic presidents are all either supporting Clinton, or declined to answer. Those economists who served under Republican presidents are all either declining to say … or are opposed to Trump.
'“I have known personally every Republican president since Richard Nixon,” said Harvard University economist Martin Feldstein, who chaired the council under President Ronald Reagan. “They all showed a real understanding of economics and international affairs….Donald Trump does not have that understanding and does not seem to be concerned about it. That alone disqualifies him in my judgment.”'
But, hey, there are probably quite a number of Trump supporters who think that not having presidential economic advisers endorsing him is a good thing and proof that he's not beholden to any so-called "experts" or people who work for "universities" or folk who've worked for establishment tools like Bush and Reagan.
Weird times, people.
[Minor kudos to the WSJ for properly using "Whom" in the table headline.]
Economists Who’ve Advised Presidents Are No Fans of Donald Trump – Real Time Economics – WSJ
In a WSJ survey, no former members of the White House Council of Economic Advisers—spanning eight presidents—openly support Mr. Trump
That's what I'd call a pretty stark difference.