Experts in the News | Miller Center

Fmr. Deputy Labor Secretary: Trump thinks economic crash going to magically go away

Former Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu notes that Trump’s attitude to the economic downturn is similar to Herbert Hoover, who oversaw the crash that led to the Great Depression: He says Trump thinks “he’s going to somehow magically make all of this go away, and it’s just not going to happen unless the federal government takes strong, decisive, action.”

Chris Lu

Breaking down April’s unprecedented job loss numbers amid the pandemic

Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Obama administration Jason Furman and former Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu speak with Stephani Ruhle about April’s unemployment numbers and what the road to recovery may look like.

Chris Lu

Job Losses for 20.5 Million Americans

Chris Lu, Former Deputy Secretary of Labor, breaks down the April jobs report and the importance of economic stimulus for rebounding from the coronavirus outbreak.

Chris Lu

Trump's Cabinet remains largely sidelined in coronavirus fight

Chris Lu, who served as White House Cabinet secretary during Obama’s first term, said Cabinet members in the Obama administration were fully engaged during emergencies. “Every power in the federal arsenal” was activated, Lu said.

Chris Lu

Did Former Green Berets Violate the 1794 Neutrality Act by Invading Venezuela?

Members of Congress and other observers, however, have continued to ask questions about their possible involvement, noting the Trump administration’s hostile posture toward the Maduro government; its strong support for Guaido; and ties between Goudreau and the Trump campaign, which Goudreau openly advertised on the Silvercorp website. The answers to these questions are essential both for clarifying what happened in Venezuela and for determining whether Goudreau or any of his associates violated U.S. law—in particular, the 1794 Neutrality Act.

Ashley Deeks

Empathy elusive, Trump chooses economic cheerleader role over 'comforter in chief'

"What it reminds me of is an awkward adolescent boy who's brought for the first time to a family funeral," presidential historian Barbara Perry told ABC News. "He doesn't know quite what to say, and the body language is odd." Perry, a professor and director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, said Trump seems to have "never learned how to be empathetic" and that his brash personality and style have failed to meet the needs of a crisis-stricken American public willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt.

Barbara Perry