A president usually gives their inaugural address time to sink in and saves the State of the Union address for the following year, when they are constitutionally obliged to make some report to Congress.

President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices and isn’t ruling out the possibility of a recession this year.

In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s. The Republican has said repeatedly, “We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913.

President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices and isn't ruling out the possibility of a recession this year.

Former US President Donald Trump dismisses concerns over tariffs and their potential economic impact, relying on 19th-century protectionist ideals. Meanwhile, shifts in US policy regarding asylum-seeking apps and international aid under his administration are drawing both criticism and support,

The desire to recreate the Gilded Age is fueled by Trump’s fondness for tariffs. It’s also why he praises the nation’s 25th president, William McKinley, a Republican who was in office from 1897 until being assassinated in 1901.

US President Donald Trump has dismissed business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners, as well as the prospect of higher prices. The US leader is also not ruling out the possibility of a recession this year.

It was a time of rapid population growth and transformation from an agricultural economy toward a sprawling industrial system, in which poverty was widespread while barons of phenomenal wealth held tremendous sway over politicians who often helped further grow their financial empires.