CNBC Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman and NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell join Meet the Press NOW to report on President Trump’s tariff policy and comments in the Oval Office amid economic uncertainty.

Calling bad news a temporary phenomenon didn’t work out well for Biden and it won’t for Trump, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said.

Key Takeaways Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration's goal was to have a "smooth transition" to an economy with less federal spending.Last week, Bessent stoked fears of a recession by warning of a period of "detox" from high government spending as Trump slashed programs and workers.

The last two recessions before the pandemic show that the economic pain of a recession can linger for many years. This was especially the case during and after the financial crisis from 2007 to 2009,