Just a few months ago, President Trump’s handling of the economy was his best argument for reelection. Now, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic wiping out much of its post-2016 gains, it remains unclear how Trump would handle the economy during a second term.

Recent campaign speeches give one a sense of Trump’s confident, albeit vague, direction for the future of the economy. Not surprisingly, the president often sums up his economic message as: “Buy American and hire American,” as he stated earlier this month during a speech at a Whirlpool plant in Ohio. In that speech, Trump articulated six campaign promises related to the economy: He wants to defeat the coronavirus; rise from the pandemic-induced recession “more prosperous and resilient” than ever; make America the “premier medical manufacturer”; bring pharmaceutical and medical supply chains to the United States and end reliance on China; push back against globalism by bringing back jobs and factories using every available tool, including tariffs; and uphold the commitment to put American workers first.