Is Trump Secretly Plotting a Recession? Here's the Wild Theory

Is Trump Secretly Plotting a Recession? Here's the Wild Theory

Okay, buckle up because here’s a theory that sounds crazy at first but might just be what Trump’s really after: What if he wants a recession?

Hear me out:

Trump’s whole shtick was about lowering prices, right? But here’s the problem — it’s really hard to lower prices when inflation’s still hanging around. Sure, the economy’s growing at a nice pace, but those prices? They’re not budging. Not by much, at least.

So, what's the secret sauce to lower prices? You guessed it: deflation. And what causes deflation? Yep, you guessed it again — a recession.

Now, think about it: Joe Biden left office with a pretty stellar economic resume. The GDP was solid, unemployment was low, and the stock market was looking good. But what did Americans care about? Prices were still too high. That's why Kamala Harris took the fall in the last election.

Now, Trump might be thinking: “Why not tank the economy temporarily, then rebuild it on a lower price baseline?” It’s risky as hell — but maybe, just maybe, he sees it as the only way to get real price cuts for the average American.

But here’s the kicker: We can’t make heads or tails of his tariff strategy. It’s like watching someone play chess… blindfolded. Is the chaos part of the plan? Maybe.

If this is his master plan, it could go down as the riskiest economic strategy in modern history. But would anyone actually bet on it working?

Welcome to Trump’s world of “what if?”