Donald Trump and his billionaire Cabinet refuse to rule out a recession as their reckless policies cause unemployment to rise and consumer confidence to tumble. After lying to voters about his plans for a booming economy, Trump and his lackeys are dodging responsibility and spewing falsehoods to cover for a looming disaster of their own making. And Americans have had enough: Polling shows they are fed up with Trump’s reckless agenda, giving him disapproval ratings on the economy “worse than at any point during his first term.”  

“A Serious Trump Recession”: Donald Trump and his out-of-touch Cabinet are dodging responsibility and lying to the American people about a looming disaster that they created:

• Trump dodged questions from Fox News about a looming recession, responding, “I hate to predict things like that.”
• JD Vance responded “we’ll see” when asked if he can rule out a recession. 
• Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Trump’s economic agenda is “worth it” — even if it triggers a recession.
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attempted to cover for Trump’s tanking economy by saying he’s  “not concerned about a little bit of volatility.” 
• Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller claimed “it’s not our job to make these kinds of prognostications” when confronted with the possibility of a recession.

Americans are taking notice: new polling shows that a majority disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy, putting him “underwater on the nation’s top issue”:

• Trump’s overall job approval rating is 9 points underwater (45%-54%)
• On inflation and prices, Trump’s net approval is negative (38%-52%)
• 56% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy — “worse than at any point during his first term in office”
• 42% of Americans said the economy is their top issue, “more than doubling” any other listed issue

Economists – and Republicans – are also warning that Trump’s expensive agenda will cost Americans’ pocketbooks: 

• Nearly 60% of Americans expect Trump’s $100 billion national tax to lead to higher prices
• Economic policy uncertainty hit the “highest level since the pandemic” 
• Economists are warning that a “serious Trump recession” has become a “real possibility”
• U.S. employers cut more jobs last month “than any February since 2009”
• GOP Sen. Thom Tillis warned that Trump’s agenda could be “inflationary”
• GOP Rep. Adrian Smith also suggested that Trump’s agenda could raise consumer costs