WashingtonCNN)Xresident Donald Trump has become increasinglyattled over the potential of an economic downturnnd is spinning to find victories to sell to voters.
He and his economic team, who are often at odds with one another, have been searching for ways to prevent market anxieties from spilling over into next year's presidential election, but have yet to agree on a solution. They have wavered between floating tax cuts to insisting they aren't considering tax cuts. They have feuded privately over which direction to take. They have contradicted each other publicly.
And Trump has insisted it's the Federal Reserve's fault, while his own aides have admitted much of it is because of his trade war with China. Trump refuses to give up on the tactic, saying it would make him look weak.
He's said similarly about the wall