Trump Says ‘Be Patient’ as US Economy Contracts in Q1; Ukraine, US Expected to Sign Minerals Deal

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Americans should be patient in the face of a first-quarter economic contraction, arguing that his tariffs would eventually lead to a boom in the U.S. economy. The economy declined by 0.3 percent in the first quarter, down from the 2.4 percent expansion in the previous quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said in a statement. Trump wrote on Truth Social: “This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other. BE PATIENT!!!”

Ukraine and the United States could sign a minerals deal within the next 24 hours after the final details are worked out, Ukraine’s prime minister said on Wednesday. The reworked agreement has become a “real partnership deal,” which could consider future U.S. aid as part of contributions to the fund, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in televised remarks.

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1. SCOTUS Mulls Legality of Religious Charter School
2. Harvard Reports on Anti-Semitic, Anti-Muslim Biases
3. NY GOP Headquarters Vandalized With Swastikas Again
4. GOP Working on Changing Student Loan Systems
5. Judge Accused of Helping Immigrant Evade Arrest Suspended
6. DHS Says 142,000 Deported in First 100 Days
7. Florida Poised to Become 2nd State to Ban Fluoride
8. World’s Military Spending Is Highest in 4 Decades
9. Iraqi Police Arrest ISIS Member Over New Orleans Attack
10. Restaurant Fire in China Kills 22 People
11. Explosion in Northern China Kills at Least 1, Injures 21
12. Aide to German Lawmaker Charged With Spying for China
13. Judge Orders Radio Free Europe Funding to Continue
14. Vietnam Veteran Fights Unexploded Mines 50 Years Later
15. From Vietnam War Refugee to US County Official

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