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Hedge Fund Manager Says Trump Is Hurting the Economy

February 22, 2025 at 4:34 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Billionaire investor Steve Cohen doubled down on his negative view of the U.S. economy due to a backdrop of punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts spearheaded by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency,” NBC News reports.

Said Cohen: “Tariffs cannot be positive, okay? I mean, it’s a tax. On top of that, we have slowing immigration, which means the labor force will not grow as rapidly as the last five years and so.”

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