{"id":2430657,"date":"2025-05-04T08:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dismisses-recession-concerns-as-transition-period-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T08:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T12:50:12","slug":"trump-dismisses-recession-concerns-as-transition-period-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dismisses-recession-concerns-as-transition-period-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump dismisses recession concerns as \u2018transition period\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-dismisses-recession-concerns-as-transition-period-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2430657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview, President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about an impending recession, stating that &#8220;everything&#8217;s OK.&#8221; This response came after the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported a 0.3% contraction in the economy from January to April, which was partly attributed to a 5% negative impact from imports. During his conversation with NBC&#8217;s Kristen Welker for *Meet the Press*,Trump referred to the current economic situation as a &#8220;transition period&#8221; and expressed confidence that the U.S. economy would thrive.While he acknowledged the unpredictability of economic conditions,he remained optimistic about achieving significant economic success.Trump\u2019s governance has faced scrutiny regarding their tariff policies and has been criticized for possibly contributing to economic instability. With his approval ratings fluctuating, Trump and his advisors have attributed the economic contraction to lingering effects from previous presidential policies. the full interview is set to air soon, but excerpts have highlighted his reassuring stance on the economy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump dismisses recession concerns as &lsquo;transition period&rsquo;: &lsquo;We&rsquo;re going to do fantastically&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2112434\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> calmed concerns of an impending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3371655\/scott-bessent-rejects-assumption-impending-recession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recession\">recession<\/a>, asserting &ldquo;everything&rsquo;s OK.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Economic Analysis published its report this week, finding that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">economy<\/a> shrank by 0.3% from January to April. Imports negatively affected GDP by 5%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3399447\/who-are-democrats-blaming-for-their-unpopularity\/\">Who are Democrats blaming for their unpopularity?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3399583\/democratic-2028-contenders-fill-calendars-high-profile-events\/\">Democratic 2028 contenders fill their calendars with high-profile events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3399761\/trump-cardinal-dolan-pope-american-pontiff-unlikely\/\">Trump likes Cardinal Dolan for pope, but an American pontiff seems a non-starter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>NBC host Kristen Welker asked Trump in an interview for <em>Meet the Press<\/em> about the possibility of a recession in the short term. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/perfectly-comfortable-with-settling-white-house-cleans-up-after-biden-dismisses-report-about-paying-migrants-separated-at-border\/\" title=\"\u2018Perfectly Comfortable\u2019 With Settling: White House Cleans Up After Biden Dismisses Report About Paying Migrants Separated At Border\">president dismissed<\/a> the question twice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, yeah, it&rsquo;s &mdash; everything&rsquo;s OK. What we are &mdash; I said, this is a transition period. I think we&rsquo;re going to do fantastically,&rdquo; Trump explained in a clip shared ahead of the full <em>Meet the Press<\/em> interview&rsquo;s airing.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump assured he personally wasn&rsquo;t worried about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/recession\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recession<\/a>, he admitted, &ldquo;Anything can happen, but I think we&rsquo;re going to have the greatest economy in the history of our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This report comes as Trump is in the middle of a 90-day pause on tariffs against 86 countries. The strategy has faced criticism and stoked fears of a recession. Treasury Secretary&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3371655\/scott-bessent-rejects-assumption-impending-recession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott Bessent<\/a>, among other Trump officials, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-adviser-blames-lingering-problems-from-biden-for-gdp-woes\/\" title=\"Trump adviser blames ...lingering problems... from Biden for GDP woes\">largely dismissed predictions<\/a> of an impending recession.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3393924\/trump-approval-rating-reaction-republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S APPROVAL RATING BRISTLES REPUBLICAN PARTY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s strategic response to the report, along with his administration, has been to blame &ldquo;the Biden &lsquo;Overhang,&rsquo;&rdquo; as Trump&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114427089568235019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> it in a Truth Social post. 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