Donald Trump’s unpredictable economic policies have rattled the markets and prompted warnings of a possible recession. Panelists joined on Washington Week With The Atlantic to discuss new warning signs that indicate a negative impact on U.S. and global economics.
This week, the president announced yet another reversal for tariffs on Mexico and Canada, now saying that he would be pulling back the policies. “The reasons for why he’s imposing these tariffs keep shifting,” Michelle Price said last night. “At some point, the confusion for businesses is going to be worse than the tariffs themselves.”
Joining the guest moderator and staff writer at The Atlantic, Franklin Foer, to discuss this and more: Dan Balz, a chief correspondent at The Washington Post; Eugene Daniels, the chief Playbook and White House correspondent at Politico; Michelle Price, a White House reporter for the Associated Press; Kayla Tausche, a senior White House correspondent at CNN.
Watch the full episode here.