
Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, who leads a powerful policy and political network, said Sunday he worries President Donald Trump’s actions on trade and tariffs put the booming U.S. economy at risk of recession. While saying it’s impossible to know for sure because the president’s trade policy remains fluid, Koch said the greater the level of trade restrictions, the greater the risk of severe economic fallout.
Main Idea: Charles Koch said President Donald Trump’s trade and tariff moves could put the U.S. economy at risk of a recession.
Key Points:
Koch says higher tariffs and trade limits could raise prices, slow hiring, and push the US toward recession, which would hurt workers, shoppers, and small businesses.
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