“What I have to do is build a strong country,”
‘You can’t really watch the stock market’
Trump says a transition period for the economy is likely: ‘You can’t really watch the stock market’
KEY POINTS
- With fears brewing over tariffs and jobs, President Trump and his top lieutenants are acknowledging there could be some short-term pain for the economy and markets before it gets better.
- “What I have to do is build a strong country,” the president said Sunday. “You can’t really watch the stock market.”
- An emerging theme from the administration is that any slowdown or reversal in growth is a legacy from Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden.
