Steve Daniel

2 weeks ago | richmondsentinel.ca | Steve Erickson |Steve Daniel

President Donald Trump and his Cabinet spent the better part of their meeting touting the administration’s record on everything from immigration to the economy. But the president also got worrisome news Wednesday: The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3 per cent annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before Trump imposed massive tariffs.