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The 2026 economy could have been great — if not for Trump

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on May 20, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump has put the US economy through the wringer. Since taking office, he has: Imposed large and evershifting tariffs on imports, thereby driving up consumers’ costs and businesses’ uncertainty. Engineered a collapse in both legal and unauthorized immigration, which has undermined growth and labor specialization. Manufactured a global energy crisis that has pushed up Americans’ gas prices while threatening t...