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Radio 4,29 Jan 2026,9 mins

Is President Trump good for the US economy?

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The US economy is booming, with growth last year, despite tariffs, trade wars, a government shut down and the general unpredictability of President Trump. Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss whether President Trump is good for the United States' enonomy, starting with the scale of the US growth boom, and how its looked since Tump started his second term a year ago.

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