Trump’s depression warning comes before the economic pressures have finished working through the system. If the economy contracts hard after the midterms, the timing could make the election an easy scapegoat even though the credit tightening, refinancing stress and energy shock were already in motion.
I wish I could laugh this off, but it feels more like Trump is trying to get ahead of a narrative he expects to face. Republican support has weakened sharply and the midterm environment has clearly become much more difficult for them. At the same time the economic pressures… https://t.co/dlnz07wSkM
— EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) October 2, 2026
BREAKING: Trump now thinks that we may go into a “depression” during the second half of his term. pic.twitter.com/U4f545HFgS
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 1, 2026
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