Article snippet: White House allies are pushing back at suggestions that MORE is fixated on a possible recession as he heads into his reelection campaign next year. They say a series of tweets and off-the-cuff comments this week that sparked various controversies, from a surprise fight with Denmark to the suggestion that Jewish Americans who vote Democratic are disloyal, were nothing out of the ordinary for the Trump White House. “It is typical Trump. I think we’ve all gotten to know him as a country and none of this should be surprising,” said one former White House official. Trump allies downplayed the significance of the president’s statements, while stating there was no reason for him to be fixated on a recession next year. While acknowledging there are some troubling economic signs, the former White House official said there are also plenty of positive signals from the economy, such as new jobless claims released Thursday and data last month showing jobs were rebounding in the manufacturing sector. “Everywhere you look there’s positive signs, there’s negative signs. It’s not blaring red and it’s not blaring green either,” the former White House official said. The White House also stressed the strength of the economy in a briefing for reporters ahead of the president’s trip to France for a Group of Seven meeting. Trump leaves for the summit on Saturday morning. “You will really hear the president hit home the message of the pro-jobs, pro-growth economic agenda,” a senior adm... Link to the full article to read more