Softening indicators bring a new economic tone from Trump
As a candidate, President Donald Trump promised that he would end inflation "on Day One."
Two months into his second term, amid lagging consumer confidence and dips in the stock market, Trump's economic message has shifted from pledges of immediate price drops to warnings of "a little disturbance."
As Trump rolls out new tariffs and moves forward with shrinking the federal workforce, his economic messaging lately has focused on bracing Americans for a potential short-term hit with the promise of a long-term benefit.
Laura Figueroa Hernandez is the White House correspondent and previously covered New York City politics and government. She joined Newsday in 2012 after covering state and local politics for The Miami Herald.
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