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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist: How Bad Will the Economy Get Under Trump?

Paul Krugman breaks down the consequences of tariffs, the AI boom, Cabinet sycophancy, and how Trump is shattering the economic credibility of the US.

How bad is Donald Trump’s economy, really? How are tariffs hurting everyone? What role does AI play? Renowned economist Paul Krugman joins Zeteo’s John Harwood to unpack it all, and more, in a live conversation.

Watch the full video above to hear Krugman and Harwood discuss:

  • How AI could push us into recession: “a Wile. E. Coyote moment”

  • Why the worst impact of tariffs isn’t pricing – it’s the US losing credibility: Will “people start to treat us as being Venezuela or Argentina”?

  • debunking claims from the GOP’s Kevin Hassett and Scott Bessent

  • …and more.

The two were live on Zeteo.com and the Substack app, and took questions from subscribers in the audience! Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to catch our next live Q&A.

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