Fri Apr 11 17:53:17 UTC 2025: ## Trump’s Tariffs Risk Recession, Economists Warn
**Washington D.C.** – President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade war, marked by steep tariffs on imported goods, is facing increasing criticism from economists who warn of a looming recession. While President Trump urges Americans to “hang tough” amidst rising prices, experts like Georgetown University professor Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute predict severe negative consequences for American households and businesses.
Professor Strain argues that President Trump’s belief that tariffs will boost the US economy and reshore jobs is fundamentally flawed. Instead, he anticipates increased costs for consumers, a decline in manufacturing output, and a potential drop in the President’s approval ratings. The professor highlights the “very, very real” risk of a recession as a direct result of these protectionist policies. The administration’s aim is to make it more expensive for foreign companies to sell goods in the US, but this strategy is now being challenged as potentially self-defeating and harmful to the American economy.
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