President Donald Trump and NBC News' "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker (Image: Screengrab via CNN / NBC News / YouTube)
President Donald Trump didn't write off the possibility of an economic recession during a recent interview with Kristen Welker of NBC News' "Meet the Press."
On Friday, CNN host Erin Burnett played the clip of Trump's comment about a potential recession, before the full interview airs this Sunday. When Welker asked Trump directly whether he was "OK" with the economy temporarily dipping into a recession if it meant his long-term goals would be achieved, the president paused and then appeared to accept that as a possibility.
"Are you comfortable with the country potentially dipping into a recession for a period of time, if you are able to achieve your long term goals?" Welker asked.
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"I'll tell you something else: Some people on Wall Street say that we're going to have the greatest economy in history," Trump said. "Why don't you talk about them? Because some people on Wall Street say—"
"—That's what I'm getting at," Welker interjected. "That's what i'm getting at. It's the same question ... the long term. Is it okay in the short term to have a recession?"
"Look, yeah. Everything's okay. What we are, I said this is a transition period," Trump said. "I think we're going to do fantastically."
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