Trump struggles with mixed economic message

Trump needs to 'get moving fast' and 'deliver more' on trade: Senator slams 'chaotic' tariff rollout

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., joins Morning Joe to discuss the impact of the president's tariffs, a new trade deal with the UK, VP Vance saying Russia is 'asking for too much' in negotiations to end the war with Ukraine and FBI Director Kash Patel testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Trump’s Confused Q&As Evoke Memories of Chaotic COVID Press Conferences - WhoWhatWhy

In the latter part of his presidency, Joe Biden’s staff worked hard to keep him away from the media and its questions and its cameras. In fact, his team was so good at it that people realized only too late that Biden was in no shape to run for a second term. For different reasons, Donald Trump’s handlers may want some pointers on how to shield their charge from pesky journalists. Because every time the president answers questions from reporters,…

Trump’s Weak Position on Trade

Michael Schuman: “The United States and China are finally going to talk. This weekend, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Switzerland to begin negotiations over the trade war that has strangled commerce between the two powers, ever since Donald Trump

Does 'Strategic Uncertainty' Render Trump's Tariffs 'Strategic'?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent justifies President Trump’s rapidly changing tariff policies on the grounds that they create strategic uncertainty. Trump’s tariffs have three contrad

Trump to Americans: Buy Less, Pay More and Endure the Pain of His Tariffs

President Trump is now telling Americans to expect a tougher economic reality. With his tariffs on foreign goods, he’s signaling that prices are going up, and that ordinary Americans will bear the brunt of the pain. For weeks, Trump and his economic team insisted that the tariffs would only cause temporary disruption and that the markets would eventually settle. But now, his message has shifted sharply from his campaign promise of lowering price…

St. Thomas gets huge tariff update on Volkswagen's planned 3,000-worker plant

Volkswagen has dodged the tariff and trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. and its manufacturing plant being built in St. Thomas will proceed full speed ahead, the city’s economic development boss says.