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But the initial out of the bat statement he made was about the economy. clearly weighing on him. we're hearing all of these analysts saying that there is a potential for a downward turn of the economy. and here's what president trump had to say. take a listen. >> i don't see a recession. the world is in a recession. and although that's too big a statement, but if you look at china, china is doing very, very poorly. they've had -- i just saw a report, they've had the worst year they've had in 27 years because of what i've done. and they want to come to the negotiating table. you know, they are ...