Can Donald Trump Sell a Recession?

Based on factual reporting, incorporates the expertise of the journalist and may offer interpretations and conclusions. With the U.S. economy teetering on the edge of a downturn, and prices set to rise as a result of his trade policies, President Trump is faced with perhaps his boldest ever sales pitch: Convincing supporters that a recession, rather than a failure, is a necessary detour on the path to prosperity. Trump’s re-entry into the White House was paved with promises of immediate recovery and boosted by the near-historically low confidence Americans held in Biden’s stewardship of the economy. Rather than tempering expectations,…