Trump Downplays Recession Concerns as a ‘Transition Period’ for US

‘I think we’re going to have the greatest economy in the history of our country,’ the president said in a new interview.

President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on May 1, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump said he believes a recession is unlikely and downplayed concerns about the impact tariffs may have on the U.S. economy.

“Look, yeah, it’s—everything’s OK. What we are—I said, this is a transition period. I think we’re going to do fantastically,” Trump told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” in an interview that was published on May 4.