President Donald Trump in recent days has dismissed fears of a recession and brushed aside the stock market sell-off, going so far as to say, “You can’t really watch the stock market." Over the last year,

Trump’s apparent acknowledgement on Fox News that his policies, including tariffs, could cause a period of “transition” for the economy was also disturbing – since it appeared to indicate that short-term pain is in the offing and that he is prepared for a country weary of high prices for groceries and housing to endure it.

On Monday, Ford confirmed a 25% tax increase would be placed on electricity exported from Canada to the U.S., In another social media post Tuesday, Trump threatened Canada for the move, saying the country ”will pay a financial price for this so big that it will be read about in History Books for many years to come!”