“I hate to predict things like that”: Trump dances around recession talk on Fox News

https://www.salon.com/2025/03/09/i-hate-to-predict-things-like-that-dances-around-recession-talk-on-fox-news/

by amnesiac7

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  1. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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    – Rolling Stone (D+): [Trump Admits He’s Willing to Let Americans Suffer for His Trade War](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-americans-suffer-tariffs-trade-war-1235292475/)
    – Financial Times (A-): [Trump does not rule out recession as he rejects business fears over tariffs](https://www.ft.com/content/d7d2f3f4-d681-4a3a-974c-ff2885e98663)
    – Washington Post (B): [Trump declines to rule out recession amid tariffs’ effects on markets](https://wapo.st/41Ql4Px)
    – NPR (B+): [Trump dismisses concerns over back-and-forth levies, says ‘tariffs could go up’](https://www.npr.org/2025/03/09/g-s1-52880/trump-dismisses-concerns-over-back-and-forth-levies-says-tariffs-could-go-up)

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  3. Question: “Are you expecting a recession this year?”

    Trump: “There is a period of transition because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing. There are always periods of…it takes a little time, but I think it should be great for us.”

    Translation: Yes. Recession incoming. But he will blame Biden.

  4. He hates to predict things that may make him look bad.

    He loves to predict things that may make him look good.

    Reality does not exist for him, only opportunities for self-serving propaganda.

  5. i mean, if there was no imminent recession looming, you’d confidently dismiss that as a stupid question by laying facts in front of us

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