A bad news day for Trump’s economy, briefly explained

Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on March 3, 2026. | Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

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Welcome to The Logoff: The fundamentals of the American economy are…starting to look a little concerning.

What happened? On Friday, we learned that the US economy shed some 92,000 jobs last month ...