Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Economic Crash’ Call Spotlights Democrats’ Line of Attack on Trump

Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren highlighted burgeoning debt levels and recent declines in manufacturing as factors making the U.S. economy vulnerable to a downturn, previewing a line of attack Donald Trump’s opponents will use to pierce the aura of a record-long expansion and half-century low in unemployment.

In a blog post Monday titled “The Coming Economic Crash -- And How to Stop It,” the Massachusetts senator said she sees “serious warning signs” similar to the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. In addition to the economic weaknesses, Warren cited the inverted Treasury-yield curve and a poll of analysts as backing the idea that a recession is likely on the way.