Republicans worry Trump is ‘in denial’ about the economic carnage that’s happening on his watch

President Donald Trump is trying to project confidence that the economy will quickly rebound in the second half of the year — but even many Republicans are worried that he’s setting himself up for yet another failure.

Politico reports that the Trump White House on Friday felt “relief” that the economy shed a record 20 million jobs in just one month, as they feared the number was going to be even worse.

However, the publication writes that “many Republicans close to the White House privately believe the markets will rebound long before the employment numbers do,” and one GOP source tells Politico that Trump is “in denial” about the true depth of the economic carnage that’s occurring under his watch. Continue reading.