Trump rolls the dice on the economy, long his top issue

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President Donald Trump is betting heavily on his ability to use the blunt instrument of tariffs to build a “golden age of America” as economic uncertainty batters the stock market.

Even Trump hesitated to rule out a recession this year as he acknowledged there would be a “period of transition” before the economic benefits of his policies are fully felt.

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