Six Months In: The Trump Economy
10 July 2025
Timothy Lee, CFIF’s Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses the first six months of President Trump’s second term, from the economy to jobs, the stock market, deregulation, trade policy, and more.
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