Donald Trump assured Friday that his political choices were going to dopy the American economy in the end, while recognizing the existence of a risk of recession at first.
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The gross domestic product of the United States was contracted in the first quarter of 2025 (-0.3% in annualized rate), for the beginnings of the president’s second term, according to figures published on Wednesday.
“It’s a transitional period, and I think it’s going to go great well,” Donald Trump told the NBC News channel, according to an extract broadcast on Friday of an interview to be published entirely on Sunday.
Asked about the risk of a recession in the United States, the American president replied that “everything can happen.”
“But I think we are going to have the greatest economy in the history of our country. I think we are going to observe the biggest economic boom in history, “he told NBC.
The republican billionaire sparked a trade war by imposing important customs duties on many countries, initially dropping courses at Wall Street.
But the markets ended on Friday the week up after better employment figures than expected.
