{"id":1052049,"date":"2025-03-14T14:43:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052049"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:43:25","slug":"one-thing-the-trump-admin-can-agree-on-refusing-to-rule-out-a-trump-recession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/one-thing-the-trump-admin-can-agree-on-refusing-to-rule-out-a-trump-recession\/","title":{"rendered":"One Thing the Trump Admin Can Agree On: Refusing to Rule Out a Trump Recession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Donald Trump and his billionaire Cabinet refuse to rule out a recession as their <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/02\/25\/economists-starting-worry-serious-trump-recession\/\"><em>reckless policies<\/em><\/a><em> cause unemployment to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/7f836a84-4fa5-4cd9-bcca-4e98d5a2e2a4?segmentId=dddf6252-6e37-bb4b-bda7-2193a3453893\"><em>rise<\/em><\/a><em> and consumer confidence to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/21\/economy\/consumer-sentiment-inflation-tariffs\/index.html\"><em>tumble.<\/em><\/a><em> 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 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5187064-trump-approval-rating-drops\/\"><em>fed up<\/em><\/a><em> with Trump\u2019s reckless agenda, giving him disapproval ratings on the economy <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\"><em>\u201cworse than at any point during his first term.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/02\/25\/economists-starting-worry-serious-trump-recession\/\"><strong>\u201cA Serious Trump Recession\u201d<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Donald Trump and his out-of-touch Cabinet are dodging responsibility and lying to the American people about a looming disaster that they created:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trump dodged questions from Fox News about a looming recession, responding, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/10\/us\/politics\/trump-tariffs-fox-news-recession.html\">\u201cI hate to predict things like that.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JD Vance responded <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/factpostnews\/status\/1900328583165272070\">\u201cwe\u2019ll see\u201d<\/a> when asked if he can rule out a recession.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Trump\u2019s economic agenda is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/03\/12\/trump-tariffs-lutnick-recession-worth-it\">\u201cworth it\u201d<\/a> \u2014 even if it triggers a recession.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attempted to cover for Trump\u2019s tanking economy by saying he\u2019s\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1900186880378823145\">\u201cnot concerned about a little bit of volatility.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump\u2019s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5187749-stephen-miller-trump-economic-response\/\">\u201cit\u2019s not our job to make these kinds of prognostications\u201d<\/a><em> <\/em>when confronted with the possibility of a recession.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Americans are taking notice: new polling shows that a majority disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of the economy, putting him<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\"><strong>\u201cunderwater on the nation\u2019s top issue\u201d<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trump\u2019s overall job approval rating is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\">9 points underwater<\/a> (45%-54%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On inflation and prices, Trump\u2019s net approval is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YouGovAmerica\/status\/1899833431590392305\">negative<\/a> (38%-52%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\">56%<\/a> of Americans disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of the economy \u2014 \u201cworse than at any point during his first term in office\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\">42%<\/a> of Americans said the economy is their top issue, \u201cmore than doubling\u201d any other listed issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Economists \u2013 and Republicans \u2013 are also warning that Trump\u2019s expensive agenda will cost Americans\u2019 pocketbooks:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2025-02-27\/trump-tariffs-will-raise-prices-americans-say-in-new-poll\">Nearly 60%<\/a> of Americans expect Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JStein_WaPo\/status\/1861206638864036154\">$100 billion national tax<\/a> to lead to higher prices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Economic policy uncertainty hit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/11\/nx-s1-5323098\/trump-economy-uncertainty-tariffs-confidence\">\u201chighest level since the pandemic\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Economists are warning that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/02\/25\/economists-starting-worry-serious-trump-recession\/\">\u201cserious Trump recession\u201d<\/a> has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2025\/03\/06\/trump-recession-tariffs-layoffs\">\u201creal possibility\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U.S. employers cut more jobs last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/06\/economy\/us-jobs-report-february-preview\/index.html\">\u201cthan any February since 2009\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/28\/2025\/republicans-start-to-sweat-as-trump-takes-economic-ownership\">GOP Sen. Thom Tillis<\/a> warned that Trump\u2019s agenda could be \u201cinflationary\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/28\/2025\/republicans-start-to-sweat-as-trump-takes-economic-ownership\">GOP Rep. Adrian Smith<\/a> also suggested that Trump\u2019s agenda could raise consumer costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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