Live from Milken: Why the US Economy Is Stronger Than Trump Thinks with Niall Ferguson and Fareed Zakaria

Amid the chaos caused by President Donald Trump’s return to the global stage, the US economy is proving far more resilient than his rhetoric suggests. While his presidency like his campaign leans heavily into protectionism, with tariff threats and promises of a manufacturing revival, the numbers tell a different story about the economy up until now—one of American outperformance.

On this week’s episode of Trumponomics, we speak with historian and commentator Niall Ferguson and CNN host and author Fareed Zakaria at the Milken Conference about Trump’s economic worldview and how it stacks up against reality.

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