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Tag: economic contraction 2025
Trump Deflects Blame as First Economic Contraction of Presidency Sparks Backlash
On April 30, 2025, Reuters reported that the U.S. economy had contracted in the first quarter of the year, marking the first such decline since the COVID-19 pandemic era. The contraction, clocking in at an annualized 0.3%, came amid President Donald Trump’s renewed trade-focused economic policy, specifically a resurgence of tariff impositions on foreign imports. Occurring within his first 100 days of a historic non-consecutive second term, Trump’s aggressive return to protectionist trade tactics reflects broader legal and policy challenges in modern U.S. governance.