What Next - Trump’s Getting His Economy. Yikes.
Slate News18 Sep 2025

What Next - Trump’s Getting His Economy. Yikes.

Donald Trump has been calling for the Fed to cut rates to bolster the economy, and yesterday, they announced they would. The bad news is that’s because the economy is going to need a lot more bolstering.

Guest: Justin Wolfers, economist and professor at the University of Michigan

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