San. James Lankford said Sunday that while he’s not an economist, he is not anticipating that a recession will happen because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other plans.

Further, the Oklahoma Republican told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he expects to see the stock market stabilize once the president starts negotiations with other countries about the tariffs he imposed last week.

“Once the president starts announcing negotiations in other countries, we’ll start to see the market calm and the rates come down quickly,” Lankford said.

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