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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in the Oval Office at the White House on April 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The leaders are expected to discuss security, trade, NATO and the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump has gotten worrisome news about how the U.S. economy is battening down for potential fallout from his tariffs.

The Republican president is trying to blame Democrat Joe Biden, who left office months ago.

The government reported Wednesday the U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.3 per cent during the first three months of the year.

It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before Trump imposed massive tariffs.

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